Scanning in the Bahamas

[jsoergel]

Have been looking into honeymoon destinations recently and thought about the Bahamas. Does anyone have experience scanning there?

I can’t seem to find much on legality - that’s my biggest question. We are still in the process of choosing our trip, so if I can’t listen, it might be off the list!

 

[mmckenna]

Have been looking into honeymoon destinations recently and thought about the Bahamas. Does anyone have experience scanning there?

Dude, seriously?

 

[safetypro79]

I suspect the new wife might have other things on her mind other than watching you listen to your scanner ..... he might wanna stay single.

After 30 years of marriage and a scanner fan and retired fire department, if I was the base our destination on a trip for scanning I think my wife would quickly divorce me LOL 😏

 

[chrismol1]

Dude, seriously?

I can hear it now "It's either me or your scanners!" OP sneaking off to the bathroom to get a listen, Whose that! Who are you talking to! I hear a female voice!

 

[jsoergel]

Dude, seriously?

No kidding, she actually encouraged me to find someplace where I could listen! She loves to lie in the sun and read books so she wanted me to find something during the day.

In all honesty, I will probably set my AirSpy up to record milcom during the trip and review it later. I would love to get something new, but I’m not going to devote more than a few hours to it.

 

[mmckenna]

No kidding, she actually encouraged me to find someplace where I could listen! She loves to lie in the sun and read books so she wanted me to find something during the day.

In all honesty, I will probably set my AirSpy up to record milcom during the trip and review it later. I would love to get something new, but I’m not going to devote more than a few hours to it.

Excellent reply!

That's good, sounds like she's a keeper if she wants you to stay happy while she reads. However, 25 years of marriage has taught me that it's a real good idea to get that in writing. Just to be safe…..

Enjoy the honeymoon and congratulations!

 

[Echo4Thirty]

Dude, seriously?

I understand what you are saying, and I agree with you to an extent. That said, I have several hobbies I enjoy and while the majority of my time would be spent with the missus, I think as long as those hobbies are ancillary to the honeymoon and time with my new bride, she would be supportive of me taking advantage of the remote and new place. She has several hobbies of her own that are outside of mine and we could build time to do those together and support each others adventures. I would hope most folks would have a significant other that would have accepted the entirety of you and supports your fun life, as long as the balance is achieved. To me, that is the sign of a healthy relationship.

 

[mmckenna]

To me, that is the sign of a healthy relationship.

All kidding aside, yes, it is.

 

[Echo4Thirty]

Trust me, we have all been to a hamfest and seen the radio guys over do it hahahaha. Honestly, I think ALL hobbies have that property!

My first wife once told me "How do you enjoy anywhere we go, all you ever see of it is a tiny image through your viewfinder and some images on a computer later? Why dont you just put the camera down sometimes and enjoy the moment?"

Stuck with me ever since!

 

[jsoergel]

Figured I should update this - we did end up going to Nassau and Andros for the honeymoon and had a great time. I will put milcom in a separate post within that subforum. Here’s everything from Nassau:

Nassau IAP
118.300 Nassau Clearance
118.400 Miami FSS
119.500 Nassau Tower
121.000 Nassau Approach
121.700 Nassau Ground
122.800 UNICOMs
124.200 Nassau FSS
128.000 Nassau FSS
129.100 American Ops
129.250 United Ops?
129.800 WestJet Ops/JetBlue Ops
130.000 Bahamasair Ops
130.175 domestic airlines? (informal comms)
130.900 Odyssey Aviation
131.500 Air Canada Rouge Ops
131.650 Jet Nassau

ARTCC
120.250 MUFH A
123.700 MUFH B
124.550 MUFH C
124.700 ZMA Homestead Low/High
125.075 ZMA BOYEL High
125.325 ZMA PERMT High
125.700 ZMA Nassau Low
126.275 ZMA MILLE Low/High
126.325 ZMA Bimini High
127.225 ZMA Georgetown Low/High
132.150 ZMA Palm Beach Low
132.200 ZMA Key West Low/High
133.400 ZMA Freeport Low
133.850 ZMA Bimini Low
134.200 ZMA ABACO Low
134.350 ZMA ADOOR Low/High
134.800 ZMA ABACO High
135.600 ZMA JUNUR Low

VHF marine
156.050 CH01 - internal comms
156.150 CH03 - unid
156.200 CH04 - internal comms (Disney Wish?)
156.275 CH65 - Nassau Cruise Port
156.300 CH06 - internal comms
156.325 CH66 - unid (Spanish)
156.350 CH07 - unid
156.375 CH67 - internal comms?
156.400 CH08 - Bay Street Marina
156.425 CH68 - Harbour Central Marina
156.450 CH09 - Nassau Harbour Control
156.475 CH69 - internal comms
156.500 CH10 - Atlantis Marina
156.550 CH11 - Hurricane Hole Marina
156.575 CH71 - unid (Spanish)
156.600 CH12 - Nassau Harbor Club
156.625 CH72 - Nassau Yacht Haven
156.650 CH13 - Harbour View Marina
156.700 CH14 - Nassau Pilot
156.725 CH74 - Inchcape Shipping Services?
156.800 CH16 - distress and calling
156.850 CH17 - TPA Marina
156.875 CH77 - internal comms
156.925 CH78 - The Pointe Marina
157.025 CH80 - unid (Spanish)
157.050 CH21 - internal comms
157.125 CH82 - Sandals Royal Bahamian
157.275 CH85 - internal comms