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C6A/DL7VOG 1994 New Providence		National flag of the Bahamas		C6AKA - 1998 Bimini/Crooked C6AKA - 2000 Berry Islands C6AKA - 2005 Long Island


	My 2005 C6AKA activity to Long Island (NA-001) took place from May 1 to 15.


	A brief travel report and some photographs you may find on my extra C6AKA page at www.qsl.net/c6aka or www.qslnet.de/c6aka. We also visited our good friends Kay and Chet (AB4XK) in Eagle Lake / Florida and made a side trip to the Ham Vention in Dayton/OH.

The Bahamas - Country and People


	The Bahamas are located between Florida (USA) in the north and Cuba in the south and consist of 30 bigger islands, over 700 smaller islands and more than 2400 reefs (cays), only 29 of them are inhabited. The Bahamas are flat islands with wide sandy beaches and lots of palm trees. The highest elevation is Mount Alvernia on Cat Island with 63 meters (206 ft). The climate is subtropic and mild.

Capital City	Nassau (170.000 inhabitants)
Inhabitants	276.000; 88% of them are black or mulattos, 12% white
Language	English
Climate	January about 22°C (71°F), July about 28ºC (82°F) Hurricane season - May until November
Voltage	220 Volts
Currency	Bahamas Dollar = US-Dollar (both currencies available)
Vaccinations	Not necessary - but better ask your Doctor.

Actual time and temperature
in The Bahamas

Click the button to find the weather forecast for
The Bahamas

How to get an amateur radio guest license?

Send your licence application, together with copies of your passport and own licence, a list of your equipment, your location in the Bahamas and the intended length of your stay, to the following address:

Public Utilities Commission
Miss Whyms
POB 4960 Nassau
Bahamas

You can probably apply for a guest license through the Internet. Email address see below in the address box.

Licence fee is 25 US $ (for Germans).

Send your application well in advance; 8 weeks before you enter the Bahamas should be enough.

Useful addresses, phone numbers and email-addresses

Licences: Public Utilities Commission Miss Whyms Fourth Terrace East Collins Ave. POB N 4860 Nassau Bahamas	Tel: (001-242) 322 4437 Fax: (001-242) 323 7288 Email: cwhyms@pucbahamas.gov.bs
C6ANO Rhinehart Pearson President of the Bahamas Amateur Radio Club	Tel: (001-242) 364 2332
C6AGG, Carolyn Wardle (Carolyn runs a Travel Agency and may be helpful if you are looking for a suitable location)	Tel: (001-242) 362 1574 email: cwardle@batelnet.bs
C6ANV, "Smitty" - Land and Sea Communication Service - Service Center ICOM and others	Tel: (001-242) 393 1252
Hotels in the Bahamas
New Providence - Hotel "Orange Hill Beach Inn" P.O.Box N-8583 Nassau Bahamas Familiar atmosphere. They have a heart for hams.. No problem to erect any antenna. Not enough space for bigger "antenna fields".	Tel: (242) 327 7157 Fax: (242) 327 5186 email: oranghil@batelnet.bs Website: www.orangehill.com
Berry Islands - "Beach Villa" Bungalows at the beach. Lot of space right and left from the bungalows, no problems to erect big antennas if you book any villa on the edge.	Tel: (242) 367 8838 email: TDBahamas@aol.com
Crooked Island - Hotel "Pittstown Point Landings"	Tel.: 561-799-1673 Fax: 561-799-9431 email: info@pittstownpointlandings.com
Long Island - ”Coral Gardens Apartments"	POB. LI 30139 Stella Maris Long Island Ocean View Drive Bahamas Tel.: (001-242) 338 5009 email: CoralGardensApt@aol.com www: Coral Gardens Apts


	Meet other hams in the Offshore Weather Net from Monday until Saturday on 3696 kHz at 07:20 a.m. local time, on Sunday 09:00 a.m. or in the Waterway Net on 7268 kHz at 07:45 a.m. local time. Carolyn, C6AGG, runs the nets. New entrants are always welcome.