Too much echo makes you sound like a Mexican radio DJ: "Esttteeee rrradioooo Equesss-eeeeehh-aarreeesss-eeehhhh en Ciudadadadadadad Juarezezezezez, Rradddiiioooo Caaaaannnnnyyyyoooonnnnn!!!!"
I don’t have a ham ticket either, but the grocery store generally gives me a receipt for it when I buy it. I figure that’s good enough. Actually I get really tired of guys running their mouths on big radios. If they want to talk to people all over on their radio they need to use a different channel than 19.