<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1597" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Reading this replies makes me think getting the license is worth considering.  Most likely I would only use it in the park. But I can see times when it might be nice to have outside the park.  Living in earthquake country it might come in handy someday.  I will make it a winter project, if only to look into it.  The price isn't all that bad considering that the license is good for 5 years.  I am a total rookie at all this and most of what you have said to date is beyond me but I <EM>might</EM> Be able to learn what I need to pass the test.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That said, our 18 mile radio has a low and hi setting.  I am told that as long as we use them on low we are legal.  Can anyone confirm this?  </DIV> <DIV> <P align=center><FONT lang=0 face=Pristina color=#004080 size=4 FAMILY="SCRIPT" PTSIZE="14">Emily Bailey<BR> <P align=left><BR>For I KNOW the plans I have for you says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:11-12</P> <P></P></FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get a sneak peek of the all-new <A title="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>