ESP8266 doesn't see any APs

So I finally got my ESP8266 soldered to my pico using the shim and am having a couple of issues but the one I can't get around right now is that it won't see any APs even though there are at least 10 available in my immediate area. Here is the code I'm using:

Serial2.setup(9600, { rx: A3, tx : A2 });
var wifi = require("ESP8266WiFi").connect(Serial2, function(err) {
  if (err) throw err;
/*  console.log("turning on debugging");
  wifi.at.debug(); */
  wifi.getVersion(function(err, version) {
    if (err) throw(err);
    console.log("version = " + version + ", resetting wifi");
    wifi.reset(function(err) {
      if (err) throw err;
      wifi.getAPs(function(err, aps) {
        if (err) throw(err);
        console.log("APs: [" + aps + "]");
      });
    });
  });
});

and I get the following output:

version = 0018000902-AI03, resetting wifi
APs: []

I also tried using my phone as a mobile hotspot and placing it immediately adjacent to the antenna in case it seemed like an antenna performance problem. Any ideas?