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<H1>EU YouTube Video - RFID: The future begins now! </H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The Eurpopean Commission have put a video about Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) on their YouTube page.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Much RFID currently operates in the Amateur Radio 70 cm
band, 433.92 MHz, but other frequencies are also used.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana> Unfortunately there is a lack is harmonisation
around the world and there is no single standard frequency at UHF. Europe chose
to use 865 - 868 MHz instead of the 902 - 928 MHz band used in North America.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>2.45 GHz is available for RFID applications across much of
the world but the high price of tags coupled with their limited range - just a
few metres instead of up to 10 metres at UHF - has limited the use of that
band.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The European Commission video description reads: <BR>Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology that allows automatic
identification and data collection through radio frequencies. RFID technology
allows to follow products from production to consumer, to track lost luggage,
identify real from counterfait medicines and much more.</EMBED></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The EU Commission has launched an online consultation on
"implementation of privacy, data protection and information security principles
in applications supported by RFID", see: </FONT><A
href="http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=RFIDRec"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=RFIDRec</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>RFID used to crack 'Secure' passports:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2006/rfid_crack_secure_passports.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2006/rfid_crack_secure_passports.htm</FONT></A></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Fonte: </FONT><FONT face=Verdana> The Southgate
Amateur Radio Club </FONT></DIV>
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