Many vendors mention the read range of their passive tags in their product specifications. How is read range measured? Is it dependent on the frequency used, and the gain and radiated power of the reader antenna? —Name withheld ——— When RFID Journal writes about read...
How can radio frequency identification be utilized for the purpose of document verification? —Name withheld ——— Hitachi's µ-chip (mu-chip) is designed to be small enough that it could be embedded in paper at the point of manufacture (see Hitachi Unveils Smallest RFID...
Who are the leading manufacturers of RFID animal-tracking hardware and/or solutions? I am an RFID reseller with opportunities in both wild and agricultural tracking. —Name withheld ——— A company called All Flex is one of the leading providers of animal-tracking...
What part of the spectrum has that nation's government set aside for radio frequency identification? —Name withheld ——— I reached out to the experts at AIM India to get an answer to your question. According to the agency's VP, Ashish Bhutani, systems operating at 125...
Why is it that some hospitals are so nervous about introducing radio frequency identification technology to track their patients? Is there any evidence that RFID interferes with hospital technology? You have listed several successes in medical centers, so why are...
Where would I find articles about, for example, 433 MHz RFID systems at rfidjournal.com? —Name withheld ——— We do not organize our Web site by technologies, but rather by vertical industries and applications. Nonetheless, there are many case studies and articles...
Our small engineering firm is interested in employing radio frequency identification to track assets from a tools store. Are there any systems designed for a smaller user to track, say, 1,000 items within a workshop environment? —Name withheld ——— ToolHound and...
Are any hospitals using passive radio frequency identification technologies for positive patient identification? — Sharon, Lakeland, Fla. ——— Sharon, Yes—in fact, one finalist for our 2010 RFID Journal Award for the most innovative use of RFID is The Roy and Patricia...
What types of interference can radio frequency identification systems (readers, antennas, tags and so forth) cause? —Name withheld ——— That is a complex question, and the answer depends on whether you are talking about an active RFID system or a passive system. Active...
What types of tags and interrogators does the retailer utilize in its supply chain? —Name withheld ——— Wal-Mart employs ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) Gen 2 ISO 18000-6C readers and tags. —Mark Roberti, Editor, RFID Journal
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