"dxAce" wrote

Jack Painter wrote:

Nearby home wiring should not affect your attic antenna, but the reverse
is
not true. You may couple to the wiring if your transmit.

A dipole antenna does not use an RF-transmitter ground for its
operation. If
a dipole is not high enough (at least 1/4 wavelength above ground) then
there will be losses to the ground, in this case through your home, when
transmitting. This has no effect on reception.

I would disagree, the same effects that an antenna has for transmission
will
also be reflected upon its ability to receive signals. They may not have a
great
affect, but it will be there, none the less.

dxAce

You're correct Steve, and it would not be ideal to deliberately locate a
receive antenna closely parallel to AC wiring if some distance was possible.
The AC wiring might either reflect and therefore improve reception, or to a
smaller degree, absorb some signal. But it would be a much bigger issue in
transmit then receive in my opinion.

Best regards,

Jack