In this short practical series I’ll show you how to model your own antennas using the free MMANA-GAL antenna modelling software.
We start with a simple dipole and build up through inverted-V antennas, verticals, loops, loading coils, end-fed wires, phased arrays and more.
Each video in this series is under five minutes. No heavy maths – just practical modelling so you can understand what happens when you change antenna height, length and geometry.
In this first episode we:
• Download and run MMANA-GAL
• Set the program language to English
• Learn the X, Y and Z coordinate system used to draw antennas
• Model a simple 20m dipole
• Run the first far-field plot
This series follows my earlier deep dive video:
Why IS DX Hard? https://youtu.be/XL1ZbXjGA_s
because understanding take-off angle and radiation patterns is interestiunig before *and* after modelling antennas!
Later episodes will cover:
• Inverted-V dipoles
• Ground mounted verticals
• Elevated radial verticals
• Loops
• Loading coils
• Phased vertical arrays
• Yagi modelling
All example model files will be shared shortly.
Software used: MMANA-GAL (Basic version) Free download:
http://gal-ana.de/basicmm/en/
If you want to follow the full series as it’s released, subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss the next parts.
Next episode: Turning this dipole into an inverted-V.