[nuclearlemon]

after going to ham a few years ago, i have realized how much cb sucks!! i couldn't get five miles on the cb, but on mid power on my rig, i was out on porcupine rim in moab talking to another club member who was on an ht (handheld for the non ham folks) who was in a condo in the town, and clear as a bell!

i went real cheap since i'm poor and bought the yaesu ft2800m, which is a mil spec radio and got the dual band antenna from hamstick.com and i've been told by many that it is the best setup among the rising sun folks. only reason i didn't get the same radio for my 80 was i wanted a remote face setup in that.

it's really not expensive to get into. that initial setup was $109 for the radio, and about $60 for the mount and antenna.

over 50% of rising sun is now licensed and not a single person regrets it.

if you get three people that can pass the general class, they will be eligible to become testers for technician class also. if you have any questions, hit up groucho on the rising sun board, he's the son of hardcore ham parents. there are great books out there for all three classes and the online tests on qrz.com and eham help out. most of it is common knowledge and the books and online tests help for the technical part of it.

good luck!!!