Just a relatively new subscriber question…is this group always so off topic? I understand the source of this post but after a few emails it is clearly nowhere near the original posters comments on why he thinks he can use a satellite versus a cell phone. I have also witnessed many posts that rapidly get into all sorts of things far afield of satellite related things. I have subscribed to many lists and there is usually someone that herds the cats to stay on topic. That seems to be missing here.
Of course, I realize I am welcome to unsubscribe but I do appreciate the nuggets of information actually related to satellites. Maybe I could respectfully suggest that a post like this last one that has devolved to having nothing to do with amateur satellites should have its subject changed to OT:Cell Towers so we all know to ignore the thing.
Thanks,
Tom NY4I
On Jul 7, 2011, at 4:33 PM, Dee wrote:
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gordon JC Pearce Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FM satellites
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
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