article thumbnail

Cuba Jamming Ham Radio? Listen For Yourself

Cars That Think

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.

Cuba 99
article thumbnail

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

Teslarati

Several minutes later, Falcon 9’s upper stage will overfly central Cuba – hopefully not hitting any beloved cows with rocket debris. Falcon 9’s payload fairing will splash down as few as ~50 miles off the coast of the island, where SpaceX ship Bob will fish both halves out of the ocean for reuse. Booster LZ1 landing.

Cuba 145
article thumbnail

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by wayward cruise ship

Teslarati

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. Booster LZ1 landing.

Cuba 98
article thumbnail

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

Teslarati

Falcon 9 boosters will be landing around 40 miles off the coast of Cuba Reentry and landing burns should be easily visible for those on shore, especially at night… [link] pic.twitter.com/gz10GxFJmr — Eric Ralph (@13ericralph31) June 22, 2021. Here's the drone ship recovery location.

Cuba 145
article thumbnail

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.

Bahamas 52