Phil,
Amateur (Ham) Radio licenses are free; you just have to go to a licensing center or attend a hamfest that is sponsering exams. Yes, I did say exam...you have to take a written test covering electronics theory, antenna theory and radio trasmission principles, along with rules and regulations. Last time I looked, the tests were aboout 50 questions and were multiple choice. They used to require you also pass a Morse Code test, but they now have a no-code license.
I am not sure if you want to go that route though, unless you really enjoy electronics. I am speaking from experience, as I just recently celebrated my 30th aniversary as an Amateur Radio Operator, but did it the hard way back then with a 13 wpm code exam.
If you wanted someone to do a one time track, I can supply the unit from Adept, as he already has a copy of my license on hand and I was planning on purchasing his tracking device before next March. I will bring it with me just in case.