Racetec Tag RT106171

[Nish Naidu]

Found this tag. Please contact me if it belongs to you. 

[DieselnDust]

Bru , that’s a relic. Ain’t nobody looking for it

[Jaco Steyn]

That chip must have been lying around for quite some time now. When I searched the chip number on Ractec's website, I see the last result recorded with that chip was in 2012, exactly 13 years ago on the 11th of November 2012.

Edited November 11, 2025 by Jaco Steyn

[Nish Naidu]

I asked that guy first cos he's my brother. Age must be affecting his memory. Thank you for the assist 

[Shebeen]

13 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

Bru , that’s a relic. Ain’t nobody looking for it

all those racetec tags sitting out there in the wild.

 

Wonder if we could do something with them? some low tech timing available, anyone know what the RF protocol used was/is? 

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

all those racetec tags sitting out there in the wild.

 

Wonder if we could do something with them? some low tech timing available, anyone know what the RF protocol used was/is? 

Give Clark or Bellairs a call. They’ll have it

[peetwindhoek]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

all those racetec tags sitting out there in the wild.

 

Wonder if we could do something with them? some low tech timing available, anyone know what the RF protocol used was/is? 

ChatGPT:
The old reusable ankle “chips” (think ChampionChip-style pucks) are LF RFID in the 125–134.2 kHz band, most commonly TI TIRIS/HDX variants. These are inductively coupled, short-range, and typically just emit a fixed ID (no crypto).

[Shebeen]

3 hours ago, peetwindhoek said:

ChatGPT:
The old reusable ankle “chips” (think ChampionChip-style pucks) are LF RFID in the 125–134.2 kHz band, most commonly TI TIRIS/HDX variants. These are inductively coupled, short-range, and typically just emit a fixed ID (no crypto).

I suppose I could just open one up and see what IC they contain. I think I have both the racetec orange and the round champion chip one.

 

Looks like they are still widely used for animal tags (Ie. tracking cows getting milked)

[David Marshall]

I see current results (2025) on their website.  I dumped my chip a while ago.

[dave303e]

19 hours ago, Shebeen said:

I suppose I could just open one up and see what IC they contain. I think I have both the racetec orange and the round champion chip one.

 

Looks like they are still widely used for animal tags (Ie. tracking cows getting milked)

even the dairy industry is ahead of that game. The cows necklaces are closer to Garmin Fenix life tracking technology. Heat detection, activity tracking, eating etc...

[DieselnDust]

27 minutes ago, dave303e said:

even the dairy industry is ahead of that game. The cows necklaces are closer to Garmin Fenix life tracking technology. Heat detection, activity tracking, eating etc...

Too because calorie monitoring is as important as knowing where they are and what they ate when they were there