Ham Radio from the Beautiful Bahamas





We visited Treasure Cay on Abaco Island, one of the northern Bahamas.



We were there where they drive on the left side of the road.  Very small villages and not much traffic though.



Beautiful secluded beaches.



Terry checking out the Caribbean Sea.



Up early to throw an antenna into a palm tree before the neighbors noticed.

We operated our station with an Icom 706 putting out 100 watts using a dipole at about 20 feet.

Marilyn's QSL card



We made about 400 radio contacts mostly on 20 meters.

 

Terry called CQ, CQ 10 meters for the 10-10 contest hundreds of times,
but the propagation was poor so we only got 71 points.

We talked to many hams who had never talked to the Bahamas before
and really wanted Terry's QSL card to confirm the contact.

Marilyn going to the beach for photos.

Beautiful

Quiet

There's a big marina.  Fishing is the thing to do.

Some of the villas are very handy to the boats.

Some very big, expensive yachts.

Going out to sea.

Treasure Cay hotel.  In addition to all the villas there was a small grocery, a liquor store, 1 shop and a bakery.

Across the road was a bar and casual restaurant on the beach.

Outside eating area at the Coco Bar.

What a beach!

Only a few houses and villas along the beach.

Terry taking a break.  The Bahamians are very friendly and talkative.

We both enjoyed the rum concoctions.  A Mango Tango and a Baha Mama.