My career is a Paramedic in the state of Texas, however I have been into Ham radio since high school 1996 when I got my Technicians license. Recently I upgraded to General to take advantage of some HF privileges and also have taken an interest in GMRS to help compensate for my non-ham friends whom aren't ready to take the plunge in studying for HAM. My favorite aspect of radio communications is the utilization of repeaters, I think they are fascinating as to how they operate. I own/operate several repeaters in the Round Rock Texas area, all of which are HAM for now, but hopefully will have a GMRS repeater up shortly.