>>1699311look for the AMAZONS CHOICE badge
$23-$25 for the UV-5R
dont buy the 8 watt model it wont talk much further than a 5 watt radio and uses twice as much battery
HAM License is $15, justs memorize the answers using
https://hamstudy.orgI can hit the W4IAX repeater in Mobile Alabama from St Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach with a UV-5R (140 miles) with a UV-5R and a Nagoya 771 antenna
These arent really for beginners for MANY reasons though and you would be better off buying a Yaesu HT