[geeks] While on the subject of weirdness

[James Fogg]

> On a Wifi-ISP-related list, some guys relate experiences with
> AM towers, and advise against putting anything on them unless
> you run fiber up the tower.  Apparently one guy parked his
> pickup truck near the tower and then got zapped hard when he
> touched the door handle...

Yup. Works for high voltage power lines too, in certain weather. For
fun, take a fluorescent bulb under a power line (tube-type, not compact
fluorescent).

I wouldn't expect any receiver to work right with its antenna associated
with a broadcast tower.