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A '''subcutaneous transponder''' (or '''subdermal transponder''') is a small [[transponder]] inserted under the [[skin]], which is used by [[Starfleet]] and others. Its function is to maintain contact between an away team member and their home ship.
 
A '''subcutaneous transponder''' (or '''subdermal transponder''') is a small [[transponder]] inserted under the [[skin]], which is used by [[Starfleet]] and others. Its function is to maintain contact between an away team member and their home ship.
   
When [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Spock|Mr. Spock]] were imprisoned on [[Ekos]] in [[2268]], Spock fashioned a crude [[laser]] beam using an [[electricity|electric]] light, metal bands from a cot, and the [[rubindium]] [[crystal]]s in his subcutaneous transponder. The beam was able to cut through the prison cell door lock. ({{TOS|Patterns of Force}})
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When [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Spock]] were imprisoned on [[Ekos]] in [[2268]], Spock fashioned a crude [[laser]] beam using an [[electricity|electric]] light, metal bands from a cot, and the [[rubindium]] [[crystal]]s in his subcutaneous transponder. The beam was able to cut through the prison cell door lock. ({{TOS|Patterns of Force}})
   
Subcutaneous transponders were used by [[William T. Riker]] and [[Deanna Troi]] in [[2366]], during a mission to investigate potential cultural contamination to the primitive culture on [[Mintaka III]]. ({{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}})
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Subcutaneous transponders were used by [[William T. Riker]] and [[Deanna Troi]] in [[2366]], during a mission to investigate potential cultural contamination to the primitive culture on [[Mintaka III]]. ({{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}})
   
In [[2377]], [[Chakotay]] and [[Neelix]] were implanted with subdermal transponders for their undercover mission to [[Quarra]], where much of the {{USS|Voyager}} crew had been [[mind control|brainwashed]] into the local workforce. The transponders allowed ''Voyager'' to [[beam]] them out through Quarra's [[shield]] grid. ({{VOY|Workforce}})
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In [[2377]], [[Chakotay]] and [[Neelix]] were implanted with subdermal transponders for their undercover mission to [[Quarra]], where much of the {{USS|Voyager}} crew had been [[mind control|brainwashed]] into the local workforce. The transponders allowed ''Voyager'' to [[beam]] them out through Quarra's [[deflector shield|shield]] grid. ({{VOY|Workforce}})
   
 
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[[Category:Communications technology]]

Revision as of 17:29, 1 April 2009

A subcutaneous transponder (or subdermal transponder) is a small transponder inserted under the skin, which is used by Starfleet and others. Its function is to maintain contact between an away team member and their home ship.

When Captain Kirk and Spock were imprisoned on Ekos in 2268, Spock fashioned a crude laser beam using an electric light, metal bands from a cot, and the rubindium crystals in his subcutaneous transponder. The beam was able to cut through the prison cell door lock. (TOS: "Patterns of Force")

Subcutaneous transponders were used by William T. Riker and Deanna Troi in 2366, during a mission to investigate potential cultural contamination to the primitive culture on Mintaka III. (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")

In 2377, Chakotay and Neelix were implanted with subdermal transponders for their undercover mission to Quarra, where much of the USS Voyager crew had been brainwashed into the local workforce. The transponders allowed Voyager to beam them out through Quarra's shield grid. (VOY: "Workforce")