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If you like long range communication, you will definitely like ham radio. However you mentioned adding channels to a CB....that is illegal and as a ham you are held at a higher standard than the typical CBer plus the FCC has your name and address and can do an audit on your station at any time.

However, starting off as a ham (in addition to being able to work people on 2 M/70 CM/1.25 M/6 M) allows you to do USB from 28.3 to 28.5 in which you are allowed to do (as a tech) and a Cobra 148 GTL (the older ones) can be modded to work in the 28 MHz band, just as long as they can't also work in the CB band.

BUT....after getting your tech license, eventually you'll want to go up for general and then you get to really work people distances. But by then you'll have to up your dollar limits as most HF ham rigs run well north of the prices you have quoted.

<blockquote data-quote="Turbo T" data-source="post: 385081" data-attributes="member: 17395">If you like long range communication, you will definitely like ham radio. However you mentioned adding channels to a CB....that is illegal and as a ham you are held at a higher standard than the typical CBer plus the FCC has your name and address and can do an audit on your station at any time. However, starting off as a ham (in addition to being able to work people on 2 M/70 CM/1.25 M/6 M) allows you to do USB from 28.3 to 28.5 in which you are allowed to do (as a tech) and a Cobra 148 GTL (the older ones) can be modded to work in the 28 MHz band, just as long as they can&#039;t also work in the CB band. BUT....after getting your tech license, eventually you&#039;ll want to go up for general and then you get to really work people distances. But by then you&#039;ll have to up your dollar limits as most HF ham rigs run well north of the prices you have quoted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Turbo T, post: 385081, member: 17395"] If you like long range communication, you will definitely like ham radio. However you mentioned adding channels to a CB....that is illegal and as a ham you are held at a higher standard than the typical CBer plus the FCC has your name and address and can do an audit on your station at any time. However, starting off as a ham (in addition to being able to work people on 2 M/70 CM/1.25 M/6 M) allows you to do USB from 28.3 to 28.5 in which you are allowed to do (as a tech) and a Cobra 148 GTL (the older ones) can be modded to work in the 28 MHz band, just as long as they can't also work in the CB band. BUT....after getting your tech license, eventually you'll want to go up for general and then you get to really work people distances. But by then you'll have to up your dollar limits as most HF ham rigs run well north of the prices you have quoted. [/QUOTE]

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