I addressed that because Orks also aren ' t popular . Of course they don ' t put up as good results when there ' s this selfperpetuating cycle of people saying they ' re bad , so no one plays them , so they don ' t put up good results . <| sep |> We have one and like it . <| sep |> HF is still ham stuff , and still requires the same license . There is certainly more on HF to do , but at a higher costofentry and more effort on your part . Your area may or may not have a lot of activity on the 2 m band , but you won ' t know without knowing which frequencies to listen on the 2 m band is big . A lot of people also quietly monitor 2 m , and are willing to have a conversation if you put your callsign out on active repeater . Getting in touch with a local ham club would allow you to ask about local 2 m activity , and about licensing opportunities .