Beware of cheap underperforming clones

As of 2022 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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shielding


N0YWB 2021/02/15 07:11

FYI: For shielding, I apply self-adhesive copper tape to the inside of inexpensive plastic project boxes.
$3.59 for a 3x120 inch roll.
The applied strips can be soldered together for wider boxes.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/173974790592

Jim Lux 2021/02/15 07:33

On 2/15/21 7:11 AM, N0YWB wrote:
> FYI: For shielding, I apply self-adhesive copper tape to the inside of
> inexpensive plastic project boxes.
> $3.59 for a 3x120 inch roll.
> The applied strips can be soldered together for wider boxes.
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/173974790592
> _._,_._,_


the 3M copper foil tape has a conductive adhesive. No soldering required

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Conductive-Copper-Foil-Tape-3313/?N=5002385+3293242553&preselect=3293786499&rt=rud

Michael Cheponis 2021/02/15 10:53

I have not found standard copper tapes to be especially effective at
shielding; they may help at seams.

If you can, test your unit with external fields before and after, and see
if there is a difference.

(I, too, was surprised how ineffective tapes were for certain
applications. Tapes come in at least a dozen specs, some with conductive
glue, some without, different frequency ranges, and more).

GL.

On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 7:33 AM Jim Lux <jim@luxfamily.com> wrote:

Jim Lux 2021/02/15 20:48

On 2/15/21 10:53 AM, Michael Cheponis wrote:
> I have not found standard copper tapes to be especially effective at
> shielding; they may help at seams.


A lot of EMI/EMC problems aren't fixed by shielding, if there's holes or
wires poking through it.

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