I suppose it depends on how much you use it! I found that there was almost no activity on 10FM near my, so it didn't come into my choice of HF radios when I gained my full licence back in 1985. I did buy a CB that had been converted to 10FM by a nearby ham and friend, but it just sat in the shack, switched on, set to the local 'calling frequency' and connected to its own 10m vertical antenna. Only occasionally did anything break the squelch and most times what I did hear wasn't worth listening to. The occasional friend would pop up for a chat but often it was illegal CB-ers, who'd shifted up a bit from their normal band.
Never used it or listened to it after a while.....
Check to see what's on the air near you, but personally I think there are more interesting things to do with an HF radio!
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