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Buyer's Guide

Buyer's Guide

Antennae

Gizont: AliExpress; Taobao
Ziisor: AliExpress; Taobao; Recommendations:
- Ziisor TX915-JKD-20 - SMA 3.5 dBi hinged dipole; ; purchase link:
- Ziisor TX915-JZLW-15 - U.FL 3 dBi fixed dipole; ; purchase link:
TE Connectivity Linx
- ANT-916-CW-HW-SMA: element14 Singapore; element14 Malaysia

Batteries

Flat-top cylindrical 18650 lithium cells
- Panasonic NCR18650B: Shopee
- Panasonic NCR18650GA: Shopee; Tmall (“平头” = flat top)
- Samsung 25R/35E: Shopee
- Sony VTC6: Shopee
- EVE 35V
Flat-top cylindrical 21700 lithium cells
- EVE 50E
Prismatic LiPo cells
- Various shapes of prismatic LiPo cells on Taobao
  - Seller will crimp 1.25, 2.0 and 2.54 mm pitch connectors for free on request
  - Direct shipping can't be used, only manual consolidation, due to lithium-ion battery restrictions

Enclosures

Deenlai (junction boxes): Taobao

Solar Power

Solar Panels
- 5V6W solar panel on Taobao (not waterproof, use conformal coating, epoxy or hot glue on the solder points behind the panel to waterproof)
- ANYSOLAR: Digi-Key

Vector Network Analyzers

NanoRFE/dislord/HCXQS NanoVNA¹⁾: Tindie Taobao
NanoVNA/Hugen/Zeenko/NanoLab NanoVNA²⁾: AliExpress Taobao

¹⁾

listed here

²⁾

AliExpress store (Zeenko) listed here, Taobao store (gen111) appears to be Hugen's store/Zeenko