I passed the tech exam, woohoo! Thanks Nick for the moral support.

I took the test for general after that, but didn't pass. That's fine, it didn't cost any more to take 'em both. My callsign should appear in the FCC database in about a week, so until then I'm still monitor-only.

My call sign arrived tonight - KK4TUJ.

I want to sell my cb radio,  top of the line cobra with a new fire stik antenna and cable and antenna mount,  set up cost close to 200,  I am asking 90,  need money for other projects.  I can post up more info if someone is interested

I put this one in the jeep,  a lot of the guys wheeling talk back and forth but I haven't used it yet,  have a roof mounted magnetic antenna and the reception is not great,  the firestick is tunable

Thanks!

I just ordered another radio. I'm not sure if mine was suffering from the first night of ownership when it got submerged or what, but it seems as though I was cutting in and out a lot. Matthew and I had radios side by side and his would receive, but mine wouldn't, unless I had my hand on the antennae... I bit the bullet and bought a black UV-5R, which should work with all my batteries and antennas. I also bought the 7.5" antennae.

if you had come to swap-a-paluza, Russ would have done it for you...

Downloading CHIRP (free) and installing the drivers is really easy. The ~$3.00 cable is the only thing that isn't readily available. Chirp is like a spreadsheet and you can import frequencies based on a radius around your zip code. You can also use Radio Refrence's website info to input your own channels. Each line on the spread sheet is another channel. It allows you to enter the Channel name, freq, offsets, privacy tones, power level...etc.. all sorts of things.

If you just want it set up, thats not that hard. But if you want to be able to monkey around with it and add channels and stuff, you really should get the sync cable.