Marco, it's never too late to get licensed. I bought the book on Tuesday and passed the exam (35 questions) on Saturday. I'm now working on my General Class license so I can talk on high frequency. With the current technology, you can talk to people all over the world via IRLP and EchoLink using the radio and/or the computer as long as you have a technician license. I have made contacts in Slovenia, Israel, Germany, England, New Zealand and Australia just on my laptop with an Internet connection. I was fishing for perch and walleye on Lake Erie today and talked to Sheffield, England on my handheld radio via IRLP. It's pretty awesome stuff, and there is no cost after buying your radio. My first radio cast me $50 off craigslist, and I now use it almost exclusively for IRLP.
Last edited by Joe Valencic; 06-18-2011 at 09:57 PM.
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