[CQ-Contest] When RF is not your friend

[Michael Clarson]

Bill: E-ZPass transponders have a battery in them which typically last 3 to
5 years. --Mike, WV2ZOW


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:47 PM, <KB3LIX at comcast.net> wrote:

> There are a few manufacturers out there that manufacture
> wallets and womens purses lined with metallic foil,
> so all the contents are protected from interrogation.
>
> You do NOT have to get that close to interrogate RFID chips.
> Think "EZ-PASS" or other highway/turnpike payment systems.
>
> bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Harpole" <k4vud at hotmail.com>
> To: "Contest Internet" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 4, 2014 4:22:31 PM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] When RF is not your friend
>
> Question......... is it true that RFID chips in passports and credit cards
> can be scanned and read by thieves walking past you?  If yes, how does one
> foil that activity beyond using foil?
>
> thanks to you traveling contesters,
>
> Charles Harpole
> k4vud at hotmail.com
>
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