On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:05:00 -0400 Jim Wright <[email protected]> wrote:
> When the towers are damaged or the power fails to the cell site, cell > phones don't even make good boat anchors. If the power fails to the cell site, it shouldn't make a difference. They're supposed to have 48 hours of battery backup. Up here at 58°N most cell sites cover a huge area and have no mains power, so they run on a diesel genny that gets filled up once a week or so. Gordon MM0YEQ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
