Yup, here we go again. Ok, what do I actually NEED. What I mean is, would a cheaper, 5 watt or whatever, handheld be OK?

What are the features I really HAVE to have? Not the nice things...the important things.

I don't know how much I will use this thing and i'm not going to sink a huge ton of money into one right off the bat.

I keep hearing FM and UHF...we talking about the same thing? How do I know it's a HAM and not a "professional walkie talkie"?