Hi Karl,

Congratulations on passing your tech license exam!

I suggest the "BAOFENG UV-5R Dual Band UHF/VHF Radio".   It's currently 
being sold on eBay for $53.50 including free shipping from "Radio Factory" 
which is a store located in Hong Kong.  The radio is a little hard to 
program, but it can be done and the radio does have limited speech feedback.

It took me 15 days to receive mine after it was shipped but it was sent 
registered mail as I had to sign for it.

Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Belanger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 5:01 PM
Subject: Passed the test, now waiting on my call sign


Hi all,
I'm very happy to report that I passed the Technician class test on =
Saturday, and am now waiting for my call sign. I'll let you know when I =
get it. What would you recommend as a handheld that has decent voice =
output, is cheap, and preferably operates on more than one band?
Karl=