Beware of cheap underperforming clones

As of 2023 there are many badly performing clones on the market. V2/3GHz NanoVNA uses parts like ADF4350 and AD8342 which are costly and clones have been cutting costs by using salvaged or reject parts.

See official store and look for V2 Plus4/V2 Plus4 Pro versions only to avoid getting a bad clone. We have stopped selling V2.2 versions since October 2020, so all V2 hardware that are not Plus or Plus4 are not made by us and we can not guarantee performance.

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Bernie 2023/09/21 06:34

Hi V2 Plus 4 users.  Took my device out of the drawer yesterday and said it is time to do a full cal.,been a year since I last used
it.  Tried to do a screen cal. and was able to do the top Left touch but when I lifted the probe the screen went back to operation
mode.  Now each time I select Config and use either the button push or touching the screen with the probe the screen it return to
the operation mode. Even when I try the Back button the same thing happens.  Tried everything but the same results each time.
As a last resort and I hope the touch screen has not gone bad, I removed the screen and later today I'm going to reflow each pin
for the flat ribbon cable and make sure it is not a bad connection.  Has anyone had a failure like this one ?  I hate to purchase a
new one but I really enjoy using it around the shack.

The device is operational using the QT program and the computer but none of the items you need from the menu screen is the
problem.

Is there a TRICK way to do a complete factory reset without doing a reset using the menu ?

Thanks everyone.
Bernie/W4EDX

Siegfried Jackstien 2023/09/21 19:45

Try with flashing a new fw

Dg9bfc sigi



Am 21.09.2023 15:34 schrieb Bernie <BGW210@currently.com>:

> Hi V2 Plus 4 users. Took my device out of the drawer yesterday and said it
is time to do a full cal.,been a year since I last used
> it. Tried to do a screen cal. and was able to do the top Left touch but when
I lifted the probe the screen went back to operation
> mode. Now each time I select Config and use either the button push or
touching the screen with the probe the screen it return to
> the operation mode. Even when I try the Back button the same thing happens.
Tried everything but the same results each time.
> As a last resort and I hope the touch screen has not gone bad, I removed the
screen and later today I'm going to reflow each pin
> for the flat ribbon cable and make sure it is not a bad connection. Has
anyone had a failure like this one ? I hate to purchase a
> new one but I really enjoy using it around the shack.
>
> The device is operational using the QT program and the computer but none of
the items you need from the menu screen is the
> problem.
>
> Is there a TRICK way to do a complete factory reset without doing a reset
using the menu ?
>
> Thanks everyone.
> Bernie/W4EDX



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Bernie 2023/09/21 13:41

Well a reflow on the ribbon connections and the connector solved the problem, all is OK. They all looked good
with a 10x glass but the visual inspection was not enough.
Thanks all that looked.
Bernie/W4EDX

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