Wow.. I'm kind of amazed that there aren't more HAMs around here! Guess it's a dying hobby. I got into it back in the early 90's when I used it to talk to my buddies across the country and relatives out of country. I'll admit that the morse code stuff was rough, and since I took that test I haven't used it a bit and can barely remember any of it, so I'm not sure how useful it really was.
Dwight, you will be happy to know that in 2006, the FCC dropped the morse code requirement from all licenses, so now it's just a written test

And a big Howdy to you Dennis! Everything is going just fine and I'm hoping to see everyone at the GA rally this year!
Cheers,
Brad