A system including associated equipment for transmitting radio-frequency
power line carrier signals on high voltage ac or dc transmission lines
within a multi-conductor bundle, one path for which is provided by one or
more conductors located at the center of the bundle, and the other by the
remaining conductors connected in electrical parallel and arrayed in a
generally circular pattern around the center. Insulated conductor spacers
hold the conductors in their symmetrical configuration and insulate the
center conductor, allowing it to serve as a radio frequency path similar
to that in a conventional coaxial cable. The system provides low
attention, low vulnerability to external noise and low radiation of the
carrier signal while providing redundant channels--three for ac
transmission lines and two for bipolar dc transmission lines.