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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 set to conduct world’s first and second orbital launches of 2022

Teslarati

Transporter-3 will be SpaceX’s first truly polar launch from Florida since Falcon 9 launched Transporter-2 on an almost identical trajectory in June 2021. As a result, the rocket will hug the Florida coast for several minutes after liftoff, with the morning sun almost directly behind it to the east. Booster LZ1 landing.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by wayward cruise ship

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However, that’s not certain as a large number of cruise ships operate in or around the southeasterly corridor Falcon 9 was scheduled to overly between Florida and the Bahamas, making it possible that a different ship was at risk of entering the keep-out zone dozens to hundreds of miles downrange. 28 Jan to 01 Feb.

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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. Here's the drone ship recovery location.

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Is It Safe to Travel to the Bahamas? Here’s What You Need to Know.

Baua Electric

Drawn by clear turquoise waters and miles of white-sand beaches, around seven million travelers visit the Bahamas each year, but a new warning about increased violence on the island nation has raised alarm over the safety of visiting there. Currently, Turks and Caicos and Cuba are also Level 2 because of concerns over crime.

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