[InHam] Fw: [KYHAM] [wvarrl] Stolen Ham Equipment - From the Charleston WV Area

[Dan Evans]

Passing the following on from the KYHam list.  Just
thought it might help.
Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeanie Dalton" <JeanieDalton@compuserve.com>
To: "Kyham" <kyham@mailman.qth.net>; "BARS - Bluegrass
Amateur Radio Society" <BARS@LSV.UKY.EDU>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:49 PM
Subject: [KYHAM] [wvarrl] Stolen Ham Equipment - From
the Charleston WV Area


Hey Folks,  I recieved this via the WV reflector... It
is terribly
sad that someone would do this to a repeater site and
steal what they
did.  Just a heads up.. and be on the lookout for
someone wanting to 
sell something suspiciously resembling this IC-706    

73  Jeanie, KB8QLC


RE: [wvarrl] Stolen Ham Equipment - From the
Charleston WV Area

 
On 06-13-03 the following gear (+ other items) was
stolen
from a Charleston (Campbells Creek area) Repeater Site
around 11:15 - 11:45 
AM.

Icom IC-706  MkI (serial # available) (w/MARS mod)
(mint condition except 
dusty)
Timewave DSP-9 (serial # available) (4 holes drilled
in bottom for mounting)
       NOTE: Serial Numbers are in NCIC - (National
FBI Computer)
110 foot stainless steel antenna wire (new) (B&W end
feed V 1.8-30.0)
weller soldering iron  (very old and worn in
appearance - light blue handle)
weller soldering iron stand (good condition - doesn't
look new at all)
Manf unknown - soldering gun w/solder feeder
attachment (very old looking 
-worn)
master pad lock, combination style (new in package)

Further info:  a hatchet or ax was used to gain entry
(deadbolt & door locks)
       newer GMC pickup silver w/ 4 white males (mid
20's - late 30's)
       as well as an older Chevy white pickup 2 white
males (mid 40's)
       2 younger white males on 4 wheelers seen in the
area by a witness.
The IC-706 & the Timewave DSP-9 were rack mouted and
removed
       from the rack mount panel on site. (rack
recovered after being 
discarded
       in an area of brush).   No other repeater items
appeared to be tampered
       with (the 706 appeared to the sole item of
interest - someone needing
       an HF rig I guess - which seems to narrow the
list of suspects, sad to
       say).  The 706 was setup as an Emergency Aux
Base for disaster
       , etc., communications for use thru my repeater
system for all to use 
if
       or should an unfortunate time had arisen.

No Insurance to cover the loss. (various reasons), 

Any information would be welcome.   I usually don't
ask for any help from
anyone (financial - i.e.), but I feel this loss not
only affects me ($$$$) but
affects All Amateurs in our Local Community and the
State of WV as it
relates to Disaster (etc..) Communications.  I am not
asking for $$$$, but am
asking for YOUR HELP in the recovery of the stolen
equipment and or the 
prosecution
of the person(s) involved.  Please Help, if you have,
or in the future 
receive any
information regarding this theft,
the investigation is being conducted by Tpr Nichols
(Quincy Detachment) 
949-3136
and Lt. Mangus w/ Kanawha County Sheriffs Department
357-0384 or 357-0371
WV State Police - Tpr Nichols is the Lead investigator
(to reduce possible 
conflicts
of interest, since the person(s) unknown stole
property belonging to a member 
of
the Kanawha County Sheriffs Department.

Not everyone has internet access, so pass this info
along to other Hams
thru out the state (word of mouth, nets, etc.).

73's
Jim
53.59  53.63  53.71  145.43  224.36  444.35 w/ Echo
Link, Wires II, IRLP
nodes, and Links to VA & NC.

Jimmie Lee Mangus, Jr.  A.R.S.  WB8YST     email: 
wb8yst@aol.com
3813 Kanawha Avenue SE
Charleston, WV  25304-1543
(304) 925-0979 (home)
06-16-03



Dan Evans K9ZF
Scottsburg, IN 47170
{EM78}
K9ZF /R no budget Rover 
ex-N9RLA
Check out the Rover Resource Page at:
http://www.qsl.net/n9rla
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