CT Yankee, I'm unfortunately part of the problem (moved to Queens, not native). If you remember many years ago, I was posting from my hometown Haddon Heights, NJ. I absolutely love it here though (Ridgewood specifically). The noise floor is dramatically higher than where I used to be, of course. But we make do with what we can. Thinking of investing in a SW antenna with a noise filter to replace my longwire. I'm lucky enough to have a backyard and the landlord doesn't mind me setting up antennas. I even have a 1/4 wave FM antenna on a mast I built with some steel poles which has worked a good amount of e-skip this summer!