I've had my license since '01...all of my stuff is mobile as I live in an apartment with no balcony or room for HF antennas.
Luckily the group of locals that I'm affiliated with is very open and understanding about new and younger hams, I've definitely heard some 'choice people' on some of the 2 meter repeaters in the area...
Going to be sitting for the General next month, maybe even take the Extra although some of that theory is kicking my ass - who the hell knows how to calculate complex impedances using imaginary numbers...
~ Jim
KG4NEL