Battery technology [telecom]

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A while back there was a discussion on this newsgroup about storage battery characteristics.

The Sept 1970 issue of BSTJ has several detailed technical articles on new lead-acid battery technology developments the Bell System undertook to improve performance and economy. That might answer some of the questions posed here.

For radio buffs, this issue includes an article about rain interference: "Some Calculations on Coupling Between Satellite Communications and Terrestrial Radio-Relay Systems Due to Scattering by Rain".