Welcome to the group Pete!
There are several items that will help you get up to speed. First is the search link at the top of your screen. You will find people asking questions that if they would just use the search feature they would have their answer. I promise you .. things around get hashed, rehashed and hashed again. It never ceases to amaze me. :roll:
If you have a question about anything, just plug it into search and see what you hit on. That being said, I havent seen a single question from a
newbie that could be under the heading of 'dumb'.
If you cannot find it using search .. go ahead and ask away.
Next is another link at the top of your screen titled 'RR Database'. Use this to search for frequencies in or around your area.
Lastly, if you find the website to be helpful .. consider sending in five bucks or so to say thanks to the webmaster for the time that it takes to keep this site going.