Yeah, so I've decided to keep ham radio as a hobby after spending last evening with my friend Tim, a musician from whom I bought a gorgeous Wechter blues acoustic-electric guitar yesterday. Ironically, Tim was a ham for many years and currently works for the same CB shop I used to when I was 18 years old. He was reminiscing about music and then about all the contacts he made when he was still licensed, and encouraged me not to let a few assholes ruin what used to be a good hobby for me.
So... I just sold some stuff and I have a few bucks. I want *something* that will do 20 meter SSB & PSK, at least. I've been thinking of buying a Hendricks kit but if anyone here has a rig available for a reasonable price, hit me now, because I've made my decisions about how I am going to spend my free time and ham radio is something I still want to continue.