@mteolus No worries man, perhaps I got a little too excited. I rather enjoy this ham radio stuff.

You don't need Morse code for a Tech licence and they ditched the code requirement for General which is a level up from there. I'm working towards that myself.

Either way, enjoy your radio.

On a side note, if you are trying to use it at longer distances you should consider an external "mag mount" antenna which is easy to install/remove. Getting the antenna out of the cab makes a huge difference.

If you are just following people on the trail in close proximity, it's not needed.

If you end up getting into it, you will look like the rest of us in no-time.