I'm not a he. I'm a woman. I think I will cut my hair off like Yentl did
in the movie since this hair dryer story has caused all of this
commotion :-)

I tried the hair dryer in every socket in the house. The only one it
buzzes in are the two in the kitchen. So, it's not just one socket, in
fact, I don't think it's faulty sockets at all but rather the proximity
to the antenna. I really appreciate your explanations and will print out
these posts to show someone when they come over to troubleshoot,
preferably another ham this time rather than my building staff. I'll
come back here when I decide to sell a closet full of tubes and
equipment that my father left behind. Thanks again to Andrew, NoSpam and
everyone else who took the time to reply. Hair today, gone tomorrow,
LOL..73