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Old 02-23-2004 | 11:37 AM
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Default RE: BPL Moving Forward

Power lines make good antennas while phone lines don't. The conductors of phone lines are in close proxmity and therefore act as transmission lines. Power lines conductors are often separated by a distance that is a substantial portion of a wavelength at 72 MHz, and therefore they will radiate.