WB5YYM Extra class since the 70's. Haven't been active in years and all my HF gear is still stored since I took a big lightning strike back in the early 1990's. I may would drag it back out if we could get a 40 meter crappie net started . I have been active on vhf/uhf as of late since you can buy those boefeng ht's for a dime a dozen. Back in the day, I was big into CW dxing and built lots of big HF antennas and a few amps. Congratulations on the ticket. It's a great hobby and of great use in emergencies.