Our local group (Midwest Overland Society) has gone all ham. When our group got spread out on dirt roads we were having trouble communicating from the leader to the tailgunner with CB...no problem with ham.

The test isn't that hard. Depending on your knowledge background, it might only take an evening or two of study.

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But seriously, don't sweat the test.