Highline Amateur Radio Club

Membership of the "Highline Amateur Radio Klub" declined through the 90's and activity gradually dropped off to almost nothing. Especially after Phil and Velma Cheety left town in late 1997.

In late July of 2006 the "Red Eagle Fire" from Glacier Park swept through the Hudson Bay area and knocked out our 146.820 repeater. The building survived with some exterior damage but the wooden antenna pole collapsed.

The GE Master Pro was removed to Cut Bank to be checked out and a new pole and antenna was installed. The GE survived but after so many years of service did need some repairs. Meanwhile a Motorola Micor was donated to us so it was tuned up and put into service in late October of 2006.

Most of the few remaining hams in Cut Bank had been working with a project at the local airport. The "Cut Bank International Airport Airmen's Memorial Museum." They had been meeting, collecting, restoring and setting up displays of older military gear. We had hopes that this project might help develop enough interest to revive the amateur radio club.

Roy Nollkamper K7JAQ
A club station has been set up at the airport along with the

2007 The W7DPK/RB System was installed in the control tower at the airport. The UHF input is 443.450 Mhz simplex and the VHF output is switchable usually set to work the 146.730 W7ECA repeater.
2008 The W7DPK UHF (443.300 Mhz) repeater was installed on "Tank Hill"
2009 Cliff added KE7QIP-L Echolink node # 400129 on 147.350 Mhz. and the KE7QIP/RB system UHF in on 446.820 Mhz simplex. VHF output is switchable to local area repeaters.