An RFID-enabling module system for establishing an RF field within a container having a predetermined size in which items are placed and said container having a resonance frequency, each item having an RFID tag with a data identification, and each RFID tag having an activation frequency range that differs from the resonance frequency of the container, the RFID-enabling module system characterised by: a Faraday cage having walls formed substantially completely around the container; a base having a mounting fixture configured to mount the base in a selected location in relation to the container in which items are placed, the base having a base size selected to fit within the container; a tunable probe located on the base and configured to establish a robust activating RF field within the container at a frequency within the activation frequency range of the RFID tag of an item placed in the container, the probe configured to inject electromagnetic ("EM") energy of the activation frequency range into the Faraday cage and thereby into the container, wherein the position of the probe in relation to walls of the Faraday cage is selected so that reflected EM energy of the activation frequency range within the Faraday cage is in phase at the probe position to thereby optimize power transfer at the activation frequency range into the container; a receiving antenna located on the base and configured to receive RFID data signals produced within the container in response to the activating RF field; an RFID reader unit located on the base configured to receive the RFID data signals from the receiving antenna, and process the data signals; and a communications unit located on the base configured to receive the processed data signals from the reader unit and communicate the processed data signals to a remote location; wherein at least the probe and the receiving antenna are located within the Faraday cage; a data base located at the remote location, the data base containing information pertaining to the tagged items that is correlated with the data identifications of the tags respectively attached to the items; and a remote processor located at the remote location configured to receive the processed data signals, compare them to the data base, and provide information relating to the tagged items based on the comparison. a Faraday cage having walls formed substantially completely around the container; a base having a mounting fixture configured to mount the base in a selected location in relation to the container in which items are placed, the base having a base size selected to fit within the container; a tunable probe located on the base and configured to establish a robust activating RF field within the container at a frequency within the activation frequency range of the RFID tag of an item placed in the container, the probe configured to inject electromagnetic ("EM") energy of the activation frequency range into the Faraday cage and thereby into the container, wherein the position of the probe in relation to walls of the Faraday cage is selected so that reflected EM energy of the activation frequency range within the Faraday cage is in phase at the probe position to thereby optimize power transfer at the activation frequency range into the container; a receiving antenna located on the base and configured to receive RFID data signals produced within the container in response to the activating RF field; an RFID reader unit located on the base configured to receive the RFID data signals from the receiving antenna, and process the data signals; and a communications unit located on the base configured to receive the processed data signals from the reader unit and communicate the processed data signals to a remote location; wherein at least the probe and the receiving antenna are located within the Faraday cage; a data base located at the remote location, the data base containing information pertaining to the tagged items that is correlated with the data identifications of the tags respectively attached to the items; and a remote processor located at the remote location configured to receive the processed data signals, compare them to the data base, and provide information relating to the tagged items based on the comparison.