Bruce, their retorts are generic & unimaginative! Most even revel in their
ignorance! To paraphrase Bill of Stratford, they "signify nothing"! ... As for
your B.B.C. drownout, do you have overhead power lines which also carry cable
delivery? Digital cable harmonics might be your enemy. Back in Jan. of ' 01,
when tuning into Ticket 1050 for the Raiders/Ravens A.F.C. Championship
game(seems ages ago), got an intermittant piercing buzz on 1.050mhz(& harmonic
multiples). Trying to switch sidebands on the Sony 2010 did't cure that
interference. Complained to the local cable company to no avail. For whatever
reason, it finally ceased in early '03! If that rfi was a portent of what
powerline-delivered broadband will curse us with, God help swls all! Have
noticed, though, that B.B.C. Africa Service on 6.005mhz from Ascencion Island
gets a similar buzz-out to what you're refering to here in Sactown.