[TowerTalk] Penn-Tech International

[john at kk9a.com]

I believe Loos was designed for sailboat rigging.  EHS is stiffer than
stainless steel wire rope so the Loos gauge will read higher than the actual
tension.  Of course it is certainly better than using nothing on guy wires.
Below is data that K4KYV posted comparing a Loos PT2 against a Dillon
dynamometer: 

 Loos        Dillon

   450          300
   500          400
   660          450
   720          500
   780          600
   840          660
   900          700
   1000         765
   1100         850
   1200        1000


73,
John KK9A


Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:

Right!  The Loos gauges are no doubt not so precise, but they are quite 
adequate for amateur use and a LOT cheaper - I bet that PTII meter is a 
couple thou.

73, Pete N4ZR