I agree with David, Loran is VERY low freq., about 100kc. So trying to 
run Loran off a comm ant would not be a good idea.  Craig  N2623H
David Smoler wrote:
> Don't quite know what you have there. I know loran real well and can't
> imagine a "Loran-nav mixer box" - do you mean a loran preamplifier? 
> 
> If it's a loran antenna, it won't work properly on a VHF radio, even if
> it looks like a com antenna. 
> 
> A NAV antenna is horizontally polarized (wrong direction for comm).
> Also, the match to the radio and coax is not too good. 
> 
> Lastly, it is very common to have defective cable and/or connectors.
> 
> David
> N6359V
> 
> 
> g w wrote:
> > 
> > Well I had my handheld hooked to the nav antenna.  It didn't work real

> > well
> > and sometimes when the plane was turned, it would not work at all.
The
> > problem I am having now is that the com antenna on top simply doesn't 
> > work
> > with it...    The antenna had a
> > nav/loran mixer box which I removed...
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