[Screaming Eagle]

There are also repeaters that are linked that can stretch as a network for hundreds of miles. For example, there's the Saltgrass network that picks up signals and sends from one repeater to another all the way across Texas (and more). That's the prerogative of the club and access to the repeaters can be restricted (special tone to sign in to be recognized) at their discretion because it's their private toy.
Even with a tech license there is a part of the HF band you can use in the 10m frequencies. The repeaters are 2m band frequencies. And someone with a home unit can listen but *not* legally transmit all the way up to 80m and higher. Potentially, you could listen to broadcasts from the Middle East, China, Europe etc with the right weather conditions.