The GHRC fondly remembers our Silent Keys and wishes to pay respect and honor them by mentioning them here.  This page is a special place for remembering our friends.  Please contact us with the calls, names and any information you wish to include about a Silent Key.  If you see a Silent Key listed here and wish to share a story or info, please email us.   Thank you!

Silent Keys  USA

W7ED - The GHRC's Club Call
 W7ED was Earl Dawes of Bozeman, MT
 Earl was an old-time ham from the spark days, and started with the call ED.  Next he used 7ED, and finally W7ED.  Earl used to demonstrate his spark transmitter at MT hamfests.  He gave it to the museum.   The GHRC applied for W7ED as their club call after Earl died in 1961.

NV7W - Clark S. Robinson
 Clark, NV7W, experimented with small loop antennas even for transmitting.  He was also active in translating articles on nuclear physics from Russian to English. (note from W7LR)

W7RZY - Harry Roylance
 Livingston, MT

W7OSR - Roy Peden

W7NJI - John Duncan

W7OZH -Lawrence  Schumacher

N7AIK - Leslie C. Belyea 

W7FC William J. Sullivan

K7CZQ Bea Clousing

WA7DLW Don Weaver

N7MRA  Dutch Wheaton
His XYL, Elizabeth, now has his call.

N7IQL Asger Mikkelsen

N0RM  Dick Mack
 His call is now with the Natomas Amateur Radio Club.

K7JKT (was KB7KVD)   Bill Rohlf    
 Helena, MT

KA7ISF   Paul Gamble
 Belgrade, MT

KF7T   Keith Wheat

KA7YUK   Les Dame
 Butte, MT

W0LXW Jim Peterson

WB7QXJ Charles Bowman

WB7TFL Charles Gaines

WA7CAC Gene Olson
Helena, MT

N7OMZ Trish Ramhorst
Bozeman, MT

KC7BKS Darrell Friend
Gallatin Gateway, MT

 N9SAS Wally Machut
Random Lake, WI
Friend of KJ7UN & KD7AEO, Wally made many trips to Bozeman, both by motorcycle and semi-tractor, and he always had his ham radio along.  He is missed so much.		 WA7MDL Leo Hoffart
Bozeman, MT

N7LDQ "Kilowatt Ron" Zemljak
Butte, MT

 W7JMX Ian Elliot
Bozeman, MT
Ian was a charter member of the Montana Chapter of the QCWA.  He was a private pilot and had a great collection of Collins Radio equipment.  He was a regular on the Montana Traffic Net and the Saturday morning "Hams 'N Eggs" at four corners in Bozeman. (note from W7LR)