monotonic said:
I was wondering whether a two-sided blank PCB would be more or less effective than a single-sided one? I'm not sure about the rules for effective EM shielding, but I do know they are not straightforward. For instance a double ground plane might become a resonator at certain frequencies and make the problem worse. Of course my initial thought was that a double ground plane would be mutually reinforcing.
I think the only sure way to know would be to test before and after using a RF meter.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but metal will either reflect if ungrounded, or shunt to ground if connected to earth. Whereas the carbon based RF paints actually absorb the energy w/o needing to be grounded. Might be something to consider when installing any sort of metal shielding - paint it to absorb some/most of it, then ground to shunt the rest.