Photos: Weather radio transmitter repairs underway

The work will restore transmissions to weather radios in Linn County

Apr. 24, 2024 6:56 pm, Updated: Apr. 25, 2024 9:34 am

Tower Technicians Kyler Gulbraa and Josh Fitzler prepare to replace parts on an NOAA weather radio transmitter near Kirkwood Community College in southwest Cedar Rapids on Wednesday. The weather radio transmitter, which broadcasts to the Linn County area, has been offline since April 13. Replacement parts, including cables and a new antenna, were being installed on the tower this week. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Tower technicians (from left) Kyler Gulbraa, Lucas Fischer and Josh Fitzler prepare to replace a cables and an antenna on an NOAA weather radio transmitter near Kirkwood Community College in southwest Cedar Rapids on Wednesday. The repairs will help bring the transmitter, which sends reports to weather radios in Linn County, back online after transmissions were disrupted earlier this month. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Tower technician Lucas Fischer prepares to replace parts of an NOAA weather radio transmitter near Kirkwood Community College in southwest Cedar Rapids on Wednesday. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

`Tower technicians Kyler Gulbraa and Josh Fitzler prepare to replace a NOAA weather radio transmitter at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Tower technicians Kyler Gulbraa and Josh Fitzler prepare to replace a NOAA weather radio transmitter at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)