Cambridge Amateur Radio Club repeater VE3SWR went QRT

The Cambridge Amateur Radio Club VE3SWA’s repeater VE3SWR went QRT earlier last month following a break-in at the shed where the club stores its equipment.

Stepping up and lending a helping hand ( or is that a 'helping ham') the Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio Club.

While the Cambridge club sorts out the damage and the losses from the early September incident, members have been given use of the Kitchener-Waterloo club's equipment and repeaters. Harry Niezen, VE3HZ, The President of the Kitchener club told CBC that it was natural for the club to open its doors to help fellow hams.

According to a story on the CBC website, Scott Mitchell, VA3GGT, The President of the Cambridge club said that the club's electric generator went missing along with numerous tools after the break-in.

Part of the storage shed had been set on fire and the club's repeaters suffered smoke damage. The club's duplexer had been thrown to the other side of the shed and was destroyed.

Cambridge Amateur Radio Club - https://www.cambridgeham.ca/