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7.3 MAXIMUM READ-WRITE DISTANCE
MARS with External Antennas
Maximum Read-Write Distance*
(MRD), mm
External antenna type
60 mm dia. 124 mm dia. 120x240 mm 60x420 mm 202x352 mm
ItemTag tags
9 mm diameter pill 60 135 145 95 155
19 mm diam ring (standard) 190 215 145 240
20x15 mm 55 130 145 85 140
40 mm diameter 125 295 340 255 390
45x42 mm 130 315 365 280 420
60x25 mm 120 280 325 240 375
76x45 mm, 5 turns 180** 385** 440 350 525
StackTag tags
20x15 mm 40 95 85 55 70
28x16 mm, 10 turns 50 120 120 75 120
20 mm diameter 40 105 100 60 85
25 mm diameter 50 120 120 75 120
35 mm diameter 75 170 185 120 215
48x16 mm, 5 turns 55 105 130 65 125
56x26 mm 95 220 245 185 290
73x37 mm, 3 turns 70** 165** 180 115 195
76x45 mm, 2.5 turns ** 170** 180 120 205
76x45 mm, 5 turns ** 235** 260 195 305
* Measured with a single tag
** Tags may work unreliably at a distance of less than 50 mm due to the microchip overheating. It is not
recommended to use the tags with 124 mm diam (63-10-005) or 60 mm diam (61-10-002) MARS
antennas.
MRD ± 5 mmMRD ± 5 mm
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