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Cuba Jamming Ham Radio? Listen For Yourself

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As anti-government protests spilled onto the streets in Cuba on July 11, something strange was happening on the airwaves. Florida operators reported the signals were loudest there, enough to make communication with hams in Cuba impossible. Valladres explains he escaped from Cuba to the United States in a raft in 2005.

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SpaceX navy deploys for back-to-back Italian radar satellite, Starlink launches

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Two hours later , support ship Bob departed the same port but more or less headed due south, where it will recover Falcon 9’s payload fairing halves north of Cuba after the rocket’s scheduled 6:11 pm EST (23:11 UTC), Thursday, January 27th launch of the Italian CSG-2 Earth observation satellite. Second departure of the day!

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SpaceX launches 47 Starlink satellites, provides unique views on Twitter

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47 more Starlink satellites are now in orbit after a successful launch atop a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This is not the first time SpaceX has had the second stage fly over land as they have flown over Cuba during roughly the same stage of flight after launching from Florida on a polar orbit launch.

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SpaceX preparing salvo of polar Starlink launches from West and East coasts

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Most recently, drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) completed the first leg of its journey from Florida to California, arriving at the Panama Canal’s Atlantic locks on June 20th. SpaceX sends reused Falcon 9 booster west for first California Starlink launches. Here's the drone ship recovery location.

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