Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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? youtu.be/XL1ZbXjGA_s
because understanding take-off angle and radiation patterns is interestiunig before *and* after modelling antennas!
Model files used in this series
All MMANA-GAL antenna models used in these tutorials can be downloaded here:
📁 mega.nz/folder/EnoXlTQL#Iuq-TqnW7ZglzkJMEIk59w
This folder will be updated as new videos in the series are released.
Full video playlist
📺 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7zl-6HKJ5ihuSH3-22IX6kq
If you want to follow the whole modelling series, subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode.
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? youtu.be/XL1ZbXjGA_s
because understanding take-off angle and radiation patterns is interestiunig before *and* after modelling antennas!
Model files used in this series
All MMANA-GAL antenna models used in these tutorials can be downloaded here:
📁 mega.nz/folder/EnoXlTQL#Iuq-TqnW7ZglzkJMEIk59w
This folder will be updated as new videos in the series are released.
Full video playlist
📺 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7zl-6HKJ5ihuSH3-22IX6kq
If you want to follow the whole modelling series, subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode.
