It was my understanding that we could get SiriusXM weather all across the Bahamas. The coverage map on SiriusXM Aviation’s website says the same thing. However, I recently flew over to Nassau and I only got coverage about 2/3 of the way from Florida to Nassau.
I’m wondering if it’s something to do with my settings, or if there simply isn’t coverage over the Bahamas like the coverage map shows. What are others’ experiences?
same experience.
was imagining that XM Radio lies about their coverage
No, there is no coverage on XM of the Bahamas.
Same as others… no coverage once you’re a bit off-shore. Alternate is using an app such as RadarScope for coverage if you’ve got Starlink or other connectivity on board.
Even if SiriusXM worked, there isn’t good radar weather coverage in much of the Bahamas for much of the time anyway. They have a great NEXRAD level system but can’t seem to keep it operating or at least populating data feeds. So you’re usually left with just what the U.S. NEXRAD radars can see.