Does RFID require an FCC license?
RFID operates under the authorization for FCC Part 15 and therefore does not require a license. However, military users are required to coordinate frequency site assignment through their local frequency manager. Back to Question List • Can I operate RFID around munitions? Active 410 and 654 tags and reader products are Hazard of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO) certified to operate around munitions. The 410 and 654 tags can be safely read by the interrogator at a four inch or greater distance from unshunted munitions. Back to Question List • What is the range between the RFID tags and interrogators? Read range varies considerably, however, the active series of tags have a specified read range of 300 feet or 100 meters between the reader and tag. Back to Question List • Can RFID be used around other RF systems such as RFDC? Yes, active tags are used at numerous locations worldwide, which employ either 902 to 928 MHz, or 2.45 GHz RFDC networks.
