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Band 3 radio 1) Radio channels operating on the old 405-line black and white television VHF wavelength. Available for mobile communication between a base station and mobile unit for brief messages only. Currently operated by two official franchise holders, GEC and Band Three Radio, each with 200 channels. Although limited in use it is cheaper to operate than the cell-phone system.
Radio paging 1) System of communications whereby individual is contacted via personal pager (small, pocket-size, device which bleeps or vibrates alerting the wearer to contact the message centre/base, etc). Radio frequency identification (RFID) 1) The attachment of transponders (which may be read only or read/write) to products, as an alternative to linear bar codes, to enable product identification some distance from the scanner or when out of line of sight. (Source: ILT Supply-Chain Inventory Management SIG) |
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