Great overview. Well done Josh! In fact, the beginner article on this site introduced me to ham and getting licensed. Suggestion: mention the cheaper and just as capable Baofeng UV-5R radio. It’s $22 instead of $69 as listed above. The low bar to entry has gotten many people into it, and then they can expand from there. I paused when I first saw the more expensive one, but went ahead when I later learned the 22 buck version is pretty much the same.