# Ham Radio at Sea

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ham-radio-at-sea/15587>\
**Category:** Marine Technology\
**Created:** [December 5, 2015, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ham-radio-at-sea/15587 "2015-12-05T09:08:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sparro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Sparro](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sparro)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ham-radio-at-sea/15587/1 "2015-12-05T09:08:40Z")

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So I have a Mobile Ham Radio its a Yaesu FT-1900 that I operate at home, but I’m curious what the feasibility of it would be if I were to bring it on a ship at sea. Has anyone brought a ham radio, hf or vhf out at sea with them for personal use, and what kind of reception did you get