# Live Ham Radio Podcast With gCaptain Starting Now **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [June 13, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/live-ham-radio-podcast-with-gcaptain-starting-now/55738 "2020-06-13T23:44:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/live-ham-radio-podcast-with-gcaptain-starting-now/55738/1 "2020-06-13T23:44:52Z")
Hey guys. I’m about to start a live podcast in a few minutes where I’m talking about ham radio aboard ship. Come over and tune in! [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/7/78f024d00273b1372a7d246eef44a0be8a57bd85.jpeg "How to Use Ham Radio on the Open Seas With GCaptain John Konrad - Livestream") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5lQob5mqbE) ![Screenshot 2020-06-13 19.43.47](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/5/5c07eaf3a67733c2e6277e6cc16c3c20f054dd77.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/live-ham-radio-podcast-with-gcaptain-starting-now/55738/2 "2020-06-14T16:06:14Z")
I enjoyed that! Ok now peanut galley, let me know what I got wrong. ---
**Author:** ![injunear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e95f7d/32.png) [@injunear](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/injunear)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/live-ham-radio-podcast-with-gcaptain-starting-now/55738/3 "2020-06-15T01:28:25Z")
I had to view it hit and miss with a 1/3 of my grandkids in my care. The only thing that caught my attention was your mention of vertical antennas and NVIS. Most NVIS is 4 to 8 megs with low elevation horizontally polarized whips or dipoles. If you have noticed the humvs with the whip antennas pulled over 90 degs. It’s not for clearance but for NVIS. Several military handbooks have chapters on this. The Marines have this [https://www.docdroid.net/GUztB2M/usmc-antenna-handbook-pdf](https://www.docdroid.net/GUztB2M/usmc-antenna-handbook-pdf) ---
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/live-ham-radio-podcast-with-gcaptain-starting-now/55738/4 "2020-06-15T12:54:40Z")
Interesting, thanks for the clarification. ---
**Author:** ![DeepSeaDiver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/deepseadiver/32/21_2.png) [@DeepSeaDiver](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DeepSeaDiver)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/live-ham-radio-podcast-with-gcaptain-starting-now/55738/5 "2020-06-15T13:49:28Z")
Good Video John thanks for the share. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/live-ham-radio-podcast-with-gcaptain-starting-now/55738/6 "2020-06-17T14:51:13Z")
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