RFID Passive Tags Use ...

KNOW NET:EL-TRAINS - Federal Personal Property Management Desk Reference - The Life Cycle - Phase III Accountability and Maintainability - Receiving/Assignment to Use

... "Agencies normally use passive RFID tags because of cost. Active RFID tags, which are more expensive, use batteries, stay on all the time and require a scanning device to determine the part or container's contents. Passive RFID tags, which are less expensive, stay dormant until scanned. Scanning can be via a hand held device or a pass-through scanning machine." ...