Construction of an Inexpensive Anechoic Chamber and Its Applications in Undergraduate Research [Education Corner]

Anechoic chambers provide isolated and controlled environments that minimize electromagnetic interference to enable measurements and testing of radio-frequency (RF) devices. Having access to such a facility enhances the learning experience of students as they undertake their first few electromagnetics courses. However, commercial anechoic chambers are expensive to acquire. In this article, we provide a set of instructions that were used to...