------ At 04:16 PM 4/29/2007, Ronald J. Dot'o Sr. wrote: ------- >Question: Does the NWS have back up power for their transmitters, >or will they fail during an emergency too? I tried receiving NWS with my HT during the last blackout in New York. It was operating. I would guess it was in the 25th hour of a 29 hour blackout. Rich