Welcome to the hobby. As said a lot of info out there. arrl is a good start. When I started into it I read a lot of articles and watched several videos before I took my first test. Also a good show to watch is Ham Nation it is weekly on Wednesdays at 9PM EST on www.twit.tv really good info there and after the show they have nets that you can check into and talk with the hosts and what not. Good luck, BTW it is addicting. I run HF voice, VHF, UHF, digital voice, SSTV, psk, and other digital modes. Always a good time. 73