Assembly Instructions

2.7
RFID (Option)
A mobile radio equipped with an RFID tag allows an alternate option to track the radio. Each RFID
equipped radio has an RFID tag preprogrammed with the serial number (also found on the FCC label),
band, and radio model information of the radio.
Figure 75: RFID Location
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No. Description
1 RFID Tag
2.7.1
RFID Reading
To read an RFID tag using a UHF Gen 2 RFID reader (for example, Motorola Solutions MC9090-G),
open an appropriate RFID read application, point the RFID reader at the tag, and activate the RFID
antenna of the reader. The RFID reader must be within 1 ft. from the tag to read.
Two variables, Read Angle and Reader Orientation, aid in the distance to read and write the RFID Tag.
Read distance is independent of Tag Angle, but the reader should be as close to perpendicular to the
tag as possible (Read Angle). As Read Angle increases past 60 degrees, read distance begins to
decrease, and the tag becomes unreadable once Read Angle exceeds 90 degrees. RFID tag cannot
be read through metal. The orientation of the reader (Reader Orientation) and the tag must be aligned
to improve read and writability.
Figure 76: Read Angle for Enhanced Single Band Mobile Radio
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