"Phil Allison" wrote in message
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"Charles"


Switch-mode power supplies are dirty ... lots of harmonic energy. The
interference is both radiated and sent back into the ac mains.


** But they don't usually generate energy in the FM broadcast band ( i.e.
88 - 108 MHz) - that is more likely to be due to the CPU and associated
high speed circuits inside the PC.




...... Phil
Good call Phil,
Maybe I didn't say it clearly, but just plugging the ac cord in and
holding
it near the laptop induces noise on the power line. ( ac cord only, no
switching power supply attached)