@N4JAW Thank you!

@n8dmt Thank you!

@kelvin0mql 💯 percent this.
If anything is "killing ham radio" it's the gate keeping of profoundly incurious old fudds. Exploring, tinkering and learning is half the point of this hobby.

@ai6yr I respectfully disagree. I have several all programmed similarly with CHIRP. If I lose one or one breaks, it's a "New York Reload," just grab another one.
Meal Team Six types notwithstanding, there's a lot to like about something you can use without it being so precious that losing or breaking it will set you back a lot more money.
All the "big three's" HTs are grossly overpriced, except for the low-end Yaesu ones.

@scott Wow, mega 1983 vibes there, complete with scary Cyrillic-looking letters.

@alex Hello and welcome!