Im trying to get into HAM, My country South Africa, seems a bit disorganized with respect to HAM. The few emails Ive sent to the local (national) ham organisati

Im trying to get into HAM, My country South Africa, seems a bit disorganized with respect to HAM. The few emails Ive sent to the local (national) ham organisation has gone completely unanswered :/ I wished we had the USA's books and exam guides. It all looks like such a smooth licensing process. In South Africa - there only seems to be two licensing opportunities per year and I think I need to travel to another province to take exam. I have an uncle that is quite deep into the hobbie and he is also an E.E. He has this basement lab full of electronics and radio gear that just makes me a software dev giddy with excitement :) Think dexter lab ! ps. Any hams in and around Cape Town that wants to give me a quick intro or hands-on experience :) ?? Ps2. SideNote: Ive been trying to get into old school irc again. Had some good friends and community back in the 90s there.