The Ham community in Pueblo is small but active. I’m like you, I memorized the questions on QRZ and hot the license, purchased a few baofeng radios and then downloaded chirp. I figured out enough to get some repeaters in Pueblo, springs and Denver programmed I . I’ll PM the name and number of a Pueblo guy who offered to clone his baofeng to mine with all the local repeaters.

There is a radio shop on Abriendo just before I25. I haven’t been in so I have no review to offer, but it looks old school and may be a good resource.