And how would all that reasoning apply to a carrier current station?
You would be surprised Carl.
My part 15 AM transmitters all tend to have stronger coverage near the AC power line all the way out to the pole, but I'm not sure if that means some of the RF is actually being injected into the power line.
Quote from Carl: "My part 15 AM transmitters all tend to have stronger coverage near the AC power line all the way out to the pole, but I'm not sure if that means some of the RF is actually being injected into the power line."
Maybe yes, maybe no. I have observed that the same "stronger coverage" happens for distant stations when the receiver is near a power line. Presumably, the signal captured by the long line is coupled to the nearby receiver.
Neil
I would tend to agree with Neil's observation.