HI! I'm a newbie too and I have the same question as Bmalone667. I just got my license approved yesterday. Now what? I feel like a deer in headlights. I got it for CERT (newbie there too). Initially, we were told we didn't really need a license since we'll be using the frs channel. But in the long run, I decided to get one because you never know when it might come in handy. I got a motorola MT352R. I'm also studying to get a ham license. Like I said, it mght come in handy and at least it's there. Any recommendations for a ham radio as well would be appreciated. Thank you in advance and hope everyone is having a great day/evening.