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

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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. government or elsewhere.

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A Girls’ Trip to Costa Rica. But With No Phones, Did It Happen?

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“Removing that sort of temptation has always helped facilitate better bonding and conversation,” said Ms. She added that FTLO’s phone-free trips this year, which start at $1,699 and also head to Iceland, Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico, are in strong demand. Cappel, 35. A fuzzy food photo Overall, I didn’t miss my phone.