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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. Amateur radio operators in the United States found that suddenly parts of the popular 40-meter band were being swamped with grating signals. Then] we went to [7]140 the next day and they put jamming in there.”.

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Come Home With Memories, Not a Shocking Phone Bill

Baua Electric

Smartphones have become an indispensable part of international travel. Some exceptions: Cuba and the Maldives. Exceptions: Cuba and the Maldives. As with AT&T and Verizon, Cuba is not covered, but the Maldives is. The phenomenon even has a name: bill shock. TravelPass covers about 210 international destinations.

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SpaceX launches 47 Starlink satellites, provides unique views on Twitter

Teslarati

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 Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by wayward cruise ship

Teslarati

This time, however, rather than the poor weather that aborted Falcon 9’s first three launch attempts, the fourth scrub was caused by a cruise ship fouling the range and trespassing inside a US Coast Guard keep-out zone that’s been public for the better part of a week. Fairing recovery north of Cuba ~596km downrange.

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

Baua Electric

Many parts of the world are under Level 2 advisory, for reasons ranging from street crime to concerns over terrorism. Currently, Turks and Caicos and Cuba are also Level 2 because of concerns over crime. The levels can vary within a country, with certain areas considered a greater security risk than others.

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

Green Car Congress

In the end, 188 countries voted in favor of the motion, with Cuba, Bolivia, Sudan, and Venezuela voting against it. As heads of state convened, an abbreviated document was hurriedly produced to minimize sticking points and shopped around among leaders of developed countries. Emissions Reduction Targets Shuttled To The Side.

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Ham Radio Jamming, Wireless Industry Battlegrounds, and IoT in Space

Cars That Think

Here are the highlights of what went down in telecom this year: Cuba Jamming Ham Radio? After coordination with operators in South America and Europe, the source of the interfering signals—which sound like “the unfortunate offspring of a frog and a Dalek ”—was quickly identified as Cuba.