I meant when the towers fall-antennas and everything.. Power was NOT the problem on 9/11.. Good luck up North... Dee
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Gordon JC Pearce Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:06 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FM satellites On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:05:00 -0400 Jim Wright <wa4...@amsat.org> 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 AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
