Re: [CQ-Contest] When RF is not your friend

[Barry <w2up@comcast.net>]

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@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@hotmail.com>
> > To: "Contest Internet" <cq-contest@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@hotmail.com
> >
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