Any site or tutorial to get someone started that knows nothing about radios?
I should add that if you use a smartphone, there is a free app from the ARRL for repeaters. Go to your Play Store and search on ARRL Repeater Directory. Be advised that you can listen but it is a federal offense to transmit or interfere on ameteur frequencies without a license. Hams are self regulating and will find you and prosecute you. We actually train to locate hidden transmitters. We call it a foxhunt.
Also, look at the link in my post 28. A couple of the guys there have put up some useful tutorial info, in the stickies at the top.