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Privacy respecting alternative to airtags
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this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2026
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Sounds kind of like UHF RFID, which are common in places like warehouses and can be done at a distance, but even higher frequency?
I imagine range was a huge issue. Unless you have an extremely powerful bluetooth tranceiver and a very high gain antenna (i.e. not a phone, a professional radio system), the inverse square law will mean you won't have enough energy to activate the electronics in the tag after a fairly short distance. Would probably work for finding something in your house though.
Yeah they worked within like 5m, less with walls. Tbh a fob with a loud buzzer was more effective