No, it was an antenna coupler which allows you to run the vhf radio and the loran off the same antenna. It was clearly labeled "VHF RADIO" "LORAN" and "ANTENNA" on its 3 bnc plugs and was about the size of a pack of cigarettes. I just can't figure out if the antenna I have is a standard antenna or some special kind. It looks like a normal antenna. The loran was a King. The antenna is labeled "Comant" if I recall correctly. This is the com antenna that was used before by someone. I had mistakenly hooked that radio to the VOR nav antenna on the tail previously, the two wires sticking out, but that actually worked better than this antenna! Glen Ward -----Original Message----- From: David Smoler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Tuning Antenna
>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... >_________________________________________________________________________ __ _____ >To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >___________________________________________________________ >T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 >Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ Start an Email List For Free at Topica. http://www.topica.com/register
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