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Oct 23, 2003
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DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy

The Department of Defense announced today the establishment of a Radio
Frequency
Identification Policy (RFID). RFID technology greatly improves the
management of
inventory by providing hands-off processing. The equipment quickly
accounts for and
identifies massive inventories, enhancing the processing of materiel
transactions to
allow DoD to realign resources and streamline business processes.

Implementation of RFID minimizes time spent through the normal means of
inventory
processing. This technology allows the improvement of data quality, items
management, asset visibility, and maintenance of materiel. Further,
RFID will
enable DoD to improve business functions and facilitate all aspects of
the DoD
supply chain.

The new policy will require suppliers to put passive RFID tags on the lowest
possible piece part/case/pallet packaging by January 2005.
Acknowledging the impact
on DoD suppliers, the department plans to host an RFID Summit for
Industry in
February 2004. The RFID policy and implementation strategy will be
finalized by
June 2004.

RFID policy and the corresponding RFID tagging/labeling of DoD materiel are
applicable to all items except bulk commodities such as sand, gravel or
liquids.

Burr ...

^ DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy


Here's one implementation of RFID that I post for the description of the
device:

http://www.smartcardauthority.com/news1.html
The ASK smart label combines a microchip and an antenna
printed on paper with conductive ink to make a wireless
device that looks and feels like a standard paper label.
Using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology,
customized readers can read and write data contained on
the C.label chip. The printed antenna eliminates the
need for a wire coil antenna and resonant capacitor,
which greatly reduces the overall cost of the C.label
compared to traditional RFID products.



Frank

Cool Dude, your smart.

I don't guess we can use any of this in DXing or Scanning.

Frank wrote:
Burr ...

^ DoD Announces Radio Frequency Identification Policy


Here's one implementation of RFID that I post for the description of the
device:

http://www.smartcardauthority.com/news1.html
The ASK smart label combines a microchip and an antenna
printed on paper with conductive ink to make a wireless
device that looks and feels like a standard paper label.
Using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology,
customized readers can read and write data contained on
the C.label chip. The printed antenna eliminates the
need for a wire coil antenna and resonant capacitor,
which greatly reduces the overall cost of the C.label
compared to traditional RFID products.



Frank

Burr ...
^ Cool Dude, your smart.

Not me!


^ I don't guess we can use any of this in DXing or Scanning.

I don't know. My guess is that an RF transceiver sends a signal that
activates the RFID device so that it will send a signal in return, which the
RF transceiver then receives and logs. The RFID device's output power is
probably well below a tenth of a watt so you'll probably have to be within a
few feet of it to get a useful signal.

You can probably build an extremely low power transmitter that will activate
these devices then walk around town listening for them with your scanner, but
I don't think it would be much fun. In your case it might be a little more
fun to place the transmitter, your scanner, a TNC, and a laptop computer next
to 395 and scan vehicles for a couple of days. Its something to do in the
desert.

Or you could wait until they start putting these things on ID cards and keep
a record of everyone you meet! Then you could program your PDA to notify you
whenever someone you know is nearby.

Frank