tlcsr66

I hear that they might be shutting down for a while to stop the spread of MonkeyPox.

For that, you should try the Grindr app. It opens you up to a whole new world of anonymous men to chat with.

Thanks for the responses. I'm off to to talk to complete strangers about world events on my radio

You are overlooking the fact that you can never get a good/accurate SWR reading on an HT antenna, so don't bother - just make sure you have an antenna that is designed for use on whatever frequency range you use, and just enjoy your radio.

Globdammut!

If it were HAM you could talk to strange lonely men about the weather/latest medical issues, but since you are on GMRS you will probably just talk to nobody. However, as someone recently pointed out, radio can be a lot like the movie Beetlejuice. If, on GMRS, you say CQ three times a HAM operator will magically appear to make your life miserable. Good luck.