Explorer QRZ-1 Handheld Radio
When I finally got my amateur radio technician license in June of 2025, I pursued the steep discount that newly-licensed hams get on the Explorer QRZ-1 radio, which included any accessories I wanted.
The first time I used it was later the same month, when I walked around Everett, Washington while my wife was at her motorcycle permit course. I tried joining a net without having thought to configure my radio for the repeater offset, so nobody could hear me. To this day, I never forget to do so because I felt so dumb back then!