BTW, years ago before cell phones and international calling plans and email, I knew a fellow who went to learn in Israel for a year and brought along a rig, and every night he spoke to his parents who were avid hams for free. He would often relay messages for the other bochurim as well.
There was also a nightly shiur given from Lakewood a number of years back called mesivta direkia.
BTW, Joseph, one of the questions they ask on the FCC exam is if you are a kannai, and if yes, you are disqualified from getting a license. How did you get around that?