nRF24L01+ receiving phantom signals on CE pin when I touch the cable

Projects Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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Hello,

I've got an Arduino Mega (compatible, if it matters) and I'm trying to connect two nRF24L01+ modules. Sending side (which is attached to a Nano) has no issues. Receiving side receives data (and it's the correct data) when I touch the CE pin's cable, even though my CE pin is not plugged in, literally on air. When I stop touching the cable, it usually stops receiving. I don't get it. The module already has an antenna, and CE pin should not act as an antenna. Moreover, I thought it had to be plugged in for the module to work. How can a transceiver work when one of it's pins is not plugged in, and how can that cable start receiving the data when I touch it.

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Nevermind, I was trying to plug in into the wrong pin. And CE was probably sensitive enough to pick up smallest noise when I touch it.

Keeping the topic as a reference.

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Add SOLVED to the subject line of the opening post. So it is easier to keep track of what's going on.