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Transponder

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Transponders are used in races for lap timing. A cable loop is dug into the race circuit near to the start/finish line. Each individual runner or car has an active transponder with a unique ID code. When the individual passes the start/finish line, the lap time and the racing position is shown on the
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Many modern automobiles have keys with transponders hidden inside the plastic head of the key. The user of the car may not even be aware that the transponder is there, because there are no buttons to press. When a key is inserted into the ignition lock cylinder and turned, the car's computer sends a
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works best with large all-metal aircraft, but not so well on small, composite aircraft. Its range is also limited by terrain and rain or snow and also detects unwanted objects such as automobiles, hills and trees. Furthermore, it cannot always estimate the altitude of an aircraft.
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signal to the transponder. Unless the transponder replies with a valid code, the computer will not allow the engine to be started. Transponder keys have no battery; they are energized by the signal itself.
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racing, the riders have a transponder on their person, normally on their arm. When they complete a lap they swipe or touch the receiver which is connected to a computer and log their lap time.
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overcomes these limitations but it depends on a transponder in the aircraft to respond to interrogations from the ground station to make the plane more visible.
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uses transponders and cable loops placed at numerous points around the track to determine the lineup during a caution period. This system replaced a dangerous
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interface to do so. In this view, transponders provide easier-to-handle lower-rate parallel signals, but are bulkier and consume more power than transceivers.
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As a result, differences in transponder functionality also might influence the functional description of related optical modules like transceivers and
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communication). As such, transponders can be considered as two transceivers placed back-to-back. This view also seems to be held by, for example,
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signal into a full-duplex optical signal. The difference between the two is that transceivers interface electrically with the host system using a
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The term "transponder" can apply to different items with important functional differences, mentioned across academic and commercial literature:
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function only (not differentiating between serial or parallel electrical interfaces), whereas transponders convert an optical signal at one
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transponders operate under water and are used to measure distance and form the basis of underwater location marking, position tracking and
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in many countries. Some countries have also required, or are moving toward requiring, that all aircraft be equipped with Mode S, even in
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personnel during training test launches. The transponders re-radiate the signals allowing for much longer communication distances.
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Transponders are used on some military aircraft to ensure ground personnel can verify the functionality of a missile’s
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in an aircraft that emits a coded identifying signal in response to an interrogating received signal.
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is a device that, upon receiving a signal, emits a different signal in response. The term is a
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Dobkin, Daniel M. (2005). "A Radio-Oriented Introduction to Radio Frequency Identification".
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prior to launch. Such radar-enhancing transponders are needed as the enclosed weapon bays on
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Optical Fiber Telecommunications V: Systems and networks, Academic Press, 2008, page 353-354
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interfere with prelaunch, flight termination system verification performed by
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according to another description, transceivers are limited to providing an
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Device that emits an identifying signal in response to a received signal
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http://www.rfid-handbook.de/downloads/E2E_chapter03-rfid-handbook.pdf
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Depending on the type of interrogation, the transponder sends back a
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receives signals over a range of uplink frequencies, usually from a
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for audio and automatic transmission identification service (
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channels may travel through a single transponder on a single
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on smaller vessels for additional information. In addition,
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Transponders may also be used by residents to enter their
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International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
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to an optical signal at another wavelength (typically
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are both functionally similar devices that convert a
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Index

Transponders

Highway 407
telecommunications
blend
air navigation
radio frequency identification
flight transponder
transceiver
communications satellite
satellite transponder
satellite ground station
Transponder (satellite communications)
communications satellite
channels
transceiver
repeater
digital video
data compression
multiplexing
video
audio
wideband
carrier
analog video
subcarriers
ATIS
radio stations
single channel per carrier
landlines

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