Blackmon site services came out and repaired some coax and remounted our antenna

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Micky Blackmon of Blackmon Site Services (recommended) preparing to move W4AQL's 2m folded loop dipole down to a side-arm mount. the sidearm is almost done climbing out on the side-arm mount preparing the top outer clamp Micky Blackmon of Blackmon Site Services (recommended) preparing to mount the 2m antenna on to the new side arm mount Micky Blackmon of Blackmon Site Services (recommended) preparing to mount the 2m antenna on to the new side arm mount shots for WREK - the internal antenna connector on the 802.11b box they have shots for WREK - the internal antenna connector on the 802.11b box they have shots for WREK - the internal antenna connector on the 802.11b box they have shots for WREK - the internal antenna connector on the 802.11b box they have tape and coax-seal I took off of the 7/8" -> jumper connection the N connector on top of our 7/8" hardline and N connector on the old jumper; the jumper had physically failed from stress or so and water had filled both N connectors completely. the N connector on top of our 7/8" hardline and N connector on the old jumper; the jumper had physically failed from stress or so and water had filled both N connectors completely. the N connector on top of our 7/8" hardline and N connector on the old jumper; the jumper had physically failed from stress or so and water had filled both N connectors completely. the N connector on top of our 7/8" hardline and N connector on the old jumper; the jumper had physically failed from stress or so and water had filled both N connectors completely. some of the water that poured out (the darker spot to the right of the connector) Micky climbing down after completing the job the top piece of LDF5-50A and jumper that were cut off. Connectors were both saturated and the top portion of the LDF5-50A was bad, but looks pretty good down at the bottom where it was cut. The outer conductor on the jumper had physically failed and had view from GCATT/GPB parking deck a disk another dish WREK tower and steeple. Which one is straight? new library antenna stack old campus barely visible in the haze are the W4AQL main antennas (50' tower, 90' tower) my car my car Kim working hard on her balcony before the whitewater trip Dave at Burrito Art Dave's handiwork Dave's handiwork uninspired shots from an early-morning MARTA ride to the airport uninspired shots from an early-morning MARTA ride to the airport jumper that was on the W4AQL 2m antenna and had failed, probably due to a combination of mechanical stress and lightning strikes jumper that was on the W4AQL 2m antenna and had failed, probably due to a combination of mechanical stress and lightning strikes nasty end of hardline