Long time ham here...
The radio has a dial. Most of what you will hear is chinese propaganda, the BBC, and Christian evangelists.
And a bunch of old guys talking about how well they can hear each other half way around the world.
> bunch of old guys talking about how well they can hear each other half way around the world.
My standing joke around here on 2 meters is that all of the calls are guys talking about their antennas.