The Internet is a universe unto itself, a really BIG thing, with LOTS of answers to pretty much any question you can ask, IF you know where to find them. Since this is a site about ham radio, I figured it would be a good idea to put some answers to ham radio questions HERE, where someone looking for them might actually find them.
The fact that I've been a licensed ham for over a dozen years supports my theory that sometimes we find answers to questions we haven't thought to ask, hence this site and this particular board. Currently pushing 69, I've been involved in CB radio since back when you had to have a license for it, but never probed deeply into ham radio for two reasons: first, I thought that requiring people who want to TALK on a two-way radio to demonstrate proficiency with Morse code was stupid. And second, I didn't know anyone or anything involved in ham radio, so it remained a mystery despite my viewing CB radio as an invaluable communication tool.
That all changed one day when happenstance led me to an article apparently written by someone with the same basic mindset as me, who had been at the right place at the right time and taken the time to share his experience with people like me. The article had three salient points about ham radio: The first was that the Morse code requirement had been removed. The second was that there were readily available handheld ham radios available for about thirty five bucks, and that they didn't even require a license if all you wanted to do was listen, and in so doing familiarize yourself with the way the VHF/UHF ham bands work. The third was a literal road map to getting your ticket, which pointed out that there are web sites that provide all the FCC license test questions and answers to study, and that local ham clubs, which can be found through an Internet search, provide license help and testing for $15.
Armed with that information, I ordered a Baofeng UV-5R for $35, studied the exam materials on hamexam.org, and joined a local ham club. A month later I passed both the technician and general tests and got my ticket, total outlay including the club membership and license exams about $75. Upon joining the club I programmed the three area club repeater frequencies into the Baofeng (incidentally I wrote a manual on programming without a cable, since I didn't have one, so if anyone's interested I'll post it in the file uploads), so by the time I got my license I was pretty well versed with the standards and able to jump in and start talking without issue. Of course my familiarity with CB helped a lot, and I still think that everyone should have and know how to use a CB radio.
Anyway, now that I'm finished with that little diatribe, let me get back to my point: Not everyone knows everything, so there's a pretty good chance that you know something that somebody else doesn't. Instead of waiting for someone to be at the right place at the right time to ask the right person the right question, this would be a good place for you to share what YOU know, to make it easier for people looking for just that information to find it.