[CQ-Contest] When RF is not your friend

[Barry]

To add one more to the list...
Vail Resorts ski passes have RF ID chips to track you as you enter a 
lift.  The transponders are about 6 feet over head.
Barry W2UP

On 4/5/2014 15:51, Michael Clarson wrote:
> 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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