On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 14:09:13 +1000, Barry OGrady
wrote:

Don't your cell bases have battery backup?

All I know is that our city's assistant emergency management director
drove for 35 minutes without getting dial tone. Whether that was
because a lack of power shut the tower sites down, or because the
network was overloaded, I don't know.

For what it's worth, though: my radios *do* have battery backup. :-)

73 DE John, KC2HMZ