Tonight at EARS discussion turned to GM6JIL (Ron) antenna creations and their potential performance. For non-standard antennas it can be difficult to visualise the far-field polar diagram and GM6JIL has some interesting antenna ideas to try. To help with this the free version of MMANA-GAL antenna modelling software was installed and many simulations made. MMANA-GAL can generate polar plots, resonance curves, calculate impedance and VSWR for example. Antenna dimensions and geometry are easily adjusted and the results calculated in minutes. This free version of MMANA-GAL software is well worth downloading and learning how to use it. Links are give below for the zip file download and tutorials on youtube. The links have also been added to EARS Useful Links page. MMANAGAL.zip application is available for download halfway down the MMANA-Gal home page (see links below)