Got a question about a SITEX LORAN unit. Given that I've got and will use
the antenna base unit, will just about any old whip do?

Seems I recall that the LORANS work pretty well with just any old piece of
wire on top of the base cone.

Reason I ask is I am thinking about putting my vhf and LORAN antennas on top
of my bimini, but don't want long whips up there if I can get away with
shorter ones.

I'll be using a "shorty" base loaded VHF (sailboat) type antenna for that
application.