Woke 4 days ago to find my crank-up tower bent at both overlaps. Storm on the 25 had done me in. Winds were only predicted to gusts of 35-40 knots, but must have had a rogue one that did the damage. Took days to find someone that could use a man-lift to attach a pull-down cable and force the sections to telescope. Down now, insurance has agreed to replace the tower. Same model is still made by Tashjian Towers, so should be a bolt together replacement.
The VHF gateway radio has been replaced. The old Motorola GM-300 was not reliably passing packet and has been retired. It has been replaced by an ALINCO DR135MkIII. The new ALINCO is working well for both 1200bps Packet, VARA FM WIDE, and VARA FM NARROW.