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Is a license required for ham radios, if so what's involved and how much are they?

Will using a ham radio interfere with radio and TVs?
Yes license is required to transmit on ham frequencies but not to just listen. There is a great little chinese portable dual band ham radio that is as low as $34-35 on amazon and ebay.

http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-...&keywords=uv5r

A ham radio isn't supposed to interfere with radios or tvs but may if damaged, defective or modded.