congrats on your wouxun and your HAM ticket. i got the same HT last week and agree with u about the screen issue but i don't care, i like full duplex and cross band features it has. for instructions i looked for videos in youtube. i made one on how to use the fm radio. The GMRS version is on sale on the twowayradio website, i think its a great option for gmrs being a 5 watt HT with great receiver. there's other options, like retevis or motorola, but this one wins in my opinion. 73 kd2ovm wqwc248