Subject: Using Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers to Test Passive RFID tags

From: "BYTE Update"<[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:34:12 -0500 (EST)

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Using Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers to Test Passive RFID tags

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications are rapidly growing as both reader and tag prices drop, and global markets expand.

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