Montana's Ham Radio Forum

Don Heide, the Montana repeater coordinator has set aside the following frequencies for use by Hotspots within the 70cm band. 440.0125 440.0250 440.0375 440.0500 441.1000 441.1125 441.1250 441.1375 These are all simplex frequencies. As with all frequencies used, you should ensure they are not in use...

Hi Bill, Happy New Year to you as well! Glad the Packet station is still working. I need to set up my own packet station again. I think I have everything I need so I may work on that soon.

Take care! 73's

Jim N7YO

Hi Bill,

Merry Christmas to you as well and a Happy New Year!!!

All is well here. Good luck with your resolutions!!!

Please see the link below for information on the planned new repeaters for Highwood Baldy.

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Great points Bruce. While I made it sound like the move was imminent, it was really designed to foster some discussion on the subject. There is nothing saying that we cannot leave this repeater in analog mode indefinitely. Let's have a lot more discussion on this before we make any changes, especial...

***NOTICE*** This UHF repeater will soon be moving to digital for the WiresX connection. After this change you will still be able to use the repeater as a normal analog repeater however you will need a Yaesu C4FM digital radio to use the WiresX functions i.e. connecting to other remote rooms etc. Th...

Hi Everyone! This weekend June 24th and 25th is the ARRL Field Day. We will be setting up in the DES fenced in parking lot. Across from the old VFW on 6th ST NW. starting at about 1PM on Friday the 23rd. We hope to see everyone there. Lunch at the PitStop on Friday at noon if you would like to join ...

Recently the Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club installed another Yaesu System Fusion Repeater. This replaced our existing little used 444.350 +5 MHz repeater co-located with our VHF 147.300 +600KHz repeater located on Banjo Hill just north of Great Falls. This site was graciously offered by and be...

Here is a way for other who may have another brand of digital radio such as DMR or DStar. You can setup your own "Hotspot" that will do cross mode...i.e. DMR to C4FM (WiresX), Dstar to C4FM etc. etc. etc.... (it will not do standard FM to digital conversion however) The Sharkrf Openspot wi...

Hi All, I have decided to start a separate forum heading here to discuss the happenings in the digital voice area. The newest related thing here in Great Falls is the AE7OC 147.84/24 repeater located on the north edge of Great Falls. WiresX has been operating on this repeater for the last two weeks ...

Pompeys Pillar (WR7MT) 147.180 123.0 tone + Offset Billings (WR7MT) 147.080 100.0 tone + Offset Greycliff (WR7MT) 147.280 100.0 tone + Offset Bozeman (WR7MT) 147.180 100.0 tone + Offset Three Forks (WR7MT) 147.380 100.0 tone + Offset Townsend (W7MRI) 145.310 100.0 tone – Offset Helena (W7MRI) 145.45...

Hi Bill,

How did the video turn out? If you get a chance please find a way to share these with us. Possibly on the Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club Facebook page, and then put a link here for everyone.

Thanks!

I forgot to mention that Talk-in will be on the 146.74 repeater and on 146.52 simplex!

Thanks,

HI Bill, The 2nd annual Spring Thaw in Great Falls is this Saturday April 23rd Beginning at 9am. The event is being held at the: Disaster & Emergency Services of Cascade County 521 1st Avenue Northwest (Enter from 6th ST NW) (formerly the Weed and Mosquito Management Complex) Free Tailgate sales...

Hi Dave, how much are you asking for these?