"Jim-NN7K" . wrote in message
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Mike- Tho this NOT about R.F., it is about induction-

I agree. And while I realizeit's quite possible to get 'shocks' off an
induction
coupling that essentially goes to a high impedance, it's a far cry from
being
able to 'power a house' with a broadcast transmitter that wasn't designed
for the purpose. Yes, Tesla lit up bulbs, in one case a reported 50 miles
from his transmitter site, but that was with a setup specifically geared to
transmit power with brute force, with fairly huge receiving antennas
specifically designed to pull the power from the broadcast wave.

And before someone brings up RFID tags... Tags are DESIGNED to work in
the RF field. They actually couple magnetically like a transformer to the
readers
antenna. But realize how fast the field falls off and what limited range
they have.

But actually, in reference to the original comment, I believe IF someone did
pull power from the air, it WOULD degrade the broadcast signal.

Mike