[TowerTalk] Penn-Tech International

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I can well believe it of my 20-year-old Loos, but the ones sold by 
DXEngineering today appear to be considerably different in design and a 
lot more precise than that

73, Pete N4ZR

On 5/17/2024 8:58 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> 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
>
>
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