KB3YOL, Congrats to you! Welcome to the world of Amateur Radio! It is my hope that you'll find something or maybe a wide range of things that hold your interest and keep you active for decades to come!
As someone who has been around radio from my young days, and loves communicating with people using radio and the written arts, I have been fortunate enough to also have professional involvement with writing Shortwave, AM, and FM programming as an independent producer. Had it not been for Amateur Radio, I would not have decided to pursue this avenue.
My favorite interests are antennas, and propagation, among other things. I have widely varied interests, I am just starting to learn about and enjoy digital modes as a casual listener at this time, and hopefully I'll put a digital station on the air.