The morgain antenna is a no-trap multiband antenna
This antenna originally designed in the U.S. was born as an antenna for 40 and 80 meters and has been adapted for 20 and 10 mand can have excellent performances on the 15 meters, with a total lenght of 20 meters.
The picture shows the Morgain dimensions: the measures are not original but they are the best measures that have been obtained from several Morgain tests.
The wire used is copper 2 mm square covered in vinyl.
Tuning the Morgain Antenna
Calibrating procedure consist in moving the jumpers AA for the 80 meters, and jumpers BB for the 40 meters.
To calibrate , prepare 4 wire jumpers , 12 cm long, with connecting pins at the ends.
You start by inserting the pins ( with the relative jumpers ) in the lenghts listed, then raise the antenna in the working elevation and trace the SWR.
If this is not acceptable, move the jumpers a little at a time until you will reach an SWR close to 1:1.
At this point, after having taken notice of the exact distances, replace the jumpers with new jumpers that will be soldered and insulated .
You will notice immediately , from the first movements that there is a significant interaction between the calibration of 80 m and that of 40 m, so make tuning by for short distances.
Actually it is a trap antenna, remember the properties of a shorted quater wave twin lead. Still very efficient, though 🙂
My very first antenna, 40/20m, I still have it, bought it via mail order in 1978 when I got my first call sign, VE7FMW. 37 years have passed and now my call VE3KKQ.
Interesting web site, thank you for putting it up.
73. John, VE3KKQ
Had one of these with added dipole elements for 20-25&10 it worked very well strung over the house roof.
I need the schematic with all mesurments plus measurments for the jumper bridges for the Mor-Gain 75-10 HD antenna if someone could email or mail them to me I would greatly appreciate it . I had one many years ago back in the late 70 ‘s and early 80’s and now am disabled and have cancer and would really like to either buy one build one or repair one before my time is up it is kind of the end of my bucket list. 73’s Charles KA9GXT
Bonjour,
Je vous remercie pour cet article antenne que j’ai construite et qui fonctionne admirablement bien !!! par contre auriez vous les calculs pour faire fonctionner cette antenne sur 20m et 10m ? merci d’avance pour votre aide et bons conseils !
Cordialement
Stephane F1PIZ