Jerry, congratulations! You really got with it...
You'll enjoy using your radio on trips when a few people get into the 2 meter system.
There are a lot of good 2 meter discussions at
http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/ in the technical threads.
Here are some more links I've found helpful:
http://www.k0bg.com/ http://www.usrepeaters.com/ http://rptr.amateur-radio.net/arn/rptr/index.html
Mick