Thanks to everyone who replied to my Newbie question, You guys info was clear and to the point, I think am going to start small with a unit on my house so I can reach Crestline, Corona, and on a good day more.
My reason for starting this journey is the state of the worlds nuttjobs and power outages will mean no cell phones and so learning this is a challenge and a backup plan if something was to go bad
I have no radio friends yep but I hear there is a few good people out there in the airwaves so like anything I need to gain friends as I learn the crazy world of radio art.
I have a Baofeng UV-5RM and for now will be what I use for a bit as I learn and grow in this radio universe. Now my question is should I put a base antenna on my house so when am inside I can still reach out well. And I got the 3” MOBLE antenna for my truck was that a mistake?
WSHI660 aka the NEWBIE