[HAL9000]

Good. I think you would find the BBC/VOA reporting to be extremely annoying in your circumstances.

The purpose of getting a shortwave radio is to get evacuation instructions, not to listen to the news.

[angkor]

"The purpose of getting a shortwave radio is to get evacuation instructions, not to listen to the news."

OK, OK. You're right.

I guess I'm still thinking back to that Brit yo yo with his ear glued to BBC, telling us what was happening 300 yards away from our hotel, but via a reporter in the UK. It was truly pathetic.