r/emshielding

438 archived posts · Oct 2017 – Sep 2026

Electromagnetic Shielding

r/emshielding

Share shielding projects, including material choices and information useful for reproduction. Discuss how to use available and cost-effective reflective and absorbent materials to protect against outside interference, ultrasonic/RF/microwave harassment, and other capabilities enabled by the electromagnetic spectrum.

Created Jun 1, 2017

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[Ionizing Shielding (PHz-EHz)]

Lead: sheet rolls (Graded-Z)

[RF/Microwave Shielding (kHz-MHz-GHz)]

Copper: 24ga flashing, 40ga sheet roll
Aluminum: 24ga sheet panel
Ground wires: Bundle Cat5, CCA, Braid
Earth ground: Deep earth, Water inlet
Tools: Snips, Folder, Seamer, Driver
Fasteners: Truss Screws, Solder
Ventilation: Heatercores, Radiators
Tapes: Copper Tape, Aluminum Tape
Other: Leaf, Paint, RAM, Fabric

[Infra/Ultrasonic Damping (Hz-kHz)]

[Further Reading, Academic Textbooks]
Microwave Engineering
High Power Microwaves
Antenna Theory and Design
Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics
Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing

[EM Spectrum Applications] &
[EM Harassment Countermeasures]
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