I got a Shakespeare Loran C antenna for pennies, but don't know if I can use
it for another application. I'd like to use it for CB, VHF (marine), or 2
meter. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Bill L.

That antenna was designed to operate at about 100 khz. I doubt that you
would find it useful for about anything as it is. If you could get it
apart with wrecking it. You might put in a vertical dipole to use it for
2 meters or marine vhf.


William Longyard wrote:
I got a Shakespeare Loran C antenna for pennies, but don't know if I can use
it for another application. I'd like to use it for CB, VHF (marine), or 2
meter. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Bill L.

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:29:18 -0500, "William Longyard"
wrote:

I got a Shakespeare Loran C antenna for pennies, but don't know if I can use
it for another application. I'd like to use it for CB, VHF (marine), or 2
meter. Any thoughts?

Hi Bill,

The last antenna that I had used for that purpose was 30+ years ago,
and it could suitably be used for CB/10M perhaps lower, and perhaps
higher to 6M. It was nothing more complex than what it appears to be:
a 3 to 4 meter tall whip worked against a metal superstructure. You
will, of course, need to match to it.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

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Michael wrote:

That antenna was designed to operate at about 100 khz. I doubt that you
would find it useful for about anything as it is. If you could get it
apart with wrecking it. You might put in a vertical dipole to use it for
2 meters or marine vhf.


IF the Loran Antenna has a Screw-in Whip that mounts to an Antenna
Coupler/Amp, and the whip is about 108" long, THEN the whip is a standard
CB Style 108" whip, commonly used for Loran reception, and is generic,
like ALL other 108" whip antennas. The thing that makes a 100 Khz
antenna for Loran-C is the Antenna Coupler, that the whip Screws into,
which has a 100 Khz Preamp, and filter built in.

--
Bruce in alaska
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Thanks to all for these helpful answers. The antenna looks like an 8"
fiberglass CB antenna with the screw-in ferrule at the bottom. There is no
direct connection to for a coax cable, nor was anything else included, just
the fiberglass whip.

Bill Longyard


"Bruce in alaska" wrote in message
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In article ,
Michael wrote:

That antenna was designed to operate at about 100 khz. I doubt that you
would find it useful for about anything as it is. If you could get it
apart with wrecking it. You might put in a vertical dipole to use it for
2 meters or marine vhf.


IF the Loran Antenna has a Screw-in Whip that mounts to an Antenna
Coupler/Amp, and the whip is about 108" long, THEN the whip is a standard
CB Style 108" whip, commonly used for Loran reception, and is generic,
like ALL other 108" whip antennas. The thing that makes a 100 Khz
antenna for Loran-C is the Antenna Coupler, that the whip Screws into,
which has a 100 Khz Preamp, and filter built in.

--
Bruce in alaska
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