Gray Wolf Survival shares a few websites and other info that he used to help him get his ham license. It may happen that one day all the cell towers could go out, weather due to emp or terroistic behavior and having and being able to use a ham radio will be very handy. It could end up being the only way to contact or find out about friends and loved ones. It would alos be a very very good barter item and might be enough to keep a person fed through a disaster period.