[Eagle50AE]

Congrats on your extra ticket..

I'm a orphan: advanced with the 20 wpm code and just never went back to take the extra written..

In these times its good to be able to reach out without wires.

for those interested in becoming hams (to see how easy getting on 2 meters would be ), here's a site for taking a free practice exam ( and more information on hams)
here's a link

http://aa9pw.com/

to find out how sorry the current sunspot cycle is performing:

http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/

for a good beginners guide:

http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/?a-beginners-guide-to-amateur-radio,77

and the arrl site:

http://www.arrl.org/

and finally, information to assist in protecting your equipment in the worst case scenario:

http://www.endtimesreport.com/faraday_cages.html

congrats again
k****
collins kwm-2
2kw h/b
art-13
sx-17 (yes, functional)

[Clinging Bitterly]

If you have a good amount of time licensed & varied experience should maybe just go for it sometime when you have 15 bucks & a couple extra hours to spare.

Easy for me to say I guess. I had to pay the 15 bones anyway so it was no risk, and I am a naturally risk averse person.

But if you're not too Scotch just do it.