A connector for use in a system for wirelessly retrieving a sensed condition at a remote location, the connector being configured for connection to a concrete anchor (10; 20) for securement in concrete having a first locking member for locking connection with the connector, the connector comprising: a connector body having a first end and a second end, the first end including a second locking member for locking connection with the first locking member of the concrete anchor, the second end including a third locking member for lockingly receiving an object to be anchored to the concrete; the connector further comprising; an onboard transceiver capable of sending and receiving a sensed condition; an energy storage device; and a strain sensor (162; 346) for sensing a tension load between the first and second ends of the connector; wherein the onboard transceiver, the energy storage device and the strain sensor communicate electrically with each other, wherein the onboard transceiver is capable of receiving a wireless signal from a remote transceiver; wherein energy from the wireless signal is received and stored in the energy storage device, wherein the strain sensor is capable of using a portion of the stored energy from the energy storage device to sense the tension load between the first and second ends of the connector, the strain sensor is capable of generating a first signal related to the sensed tension load, and the strain sensor is capable of sending the first signal to the onboard transceiver, wherein the onboard transceiver is capable of transmitting a second wireless signal related to the sensed tension load back to the remote transceiver. a connector body having a first end and a second end, the first end including a second locking member for locking connection with the first locking member of the concrete anchor, the second end including a third locking member for lockingly receiving an object to be anchored to the concrete; the connector further comprising; an onboard transceiver capable of sending and receiving a sensed condition; an energy storage device; and a strain sensor (162; 346) for sensing a tension load between the first and second ends of the connector; an onboard transceiver capable of sending and receiving a sensed condition; an energy storage device; and a strain sensor (162; 346) for sensing a tension load between the first and second ends of the connector; wherein the onboard transceiver, the energy storage device and the strain sensor communicate electrically with each other, wherein the onboard transceiver is capable of receiving a wireless signal from a remote transceiver; wherein energy from the wireless signal is received and stored in the energy storage device, wherein the strain sensor is capable of using a portion of the stored energy from the energy storage device to sense the tension load between the first and second ends of the connector, the strain sensor is capable of generating a first signal related to the sensed tension load, and the strain sensor is capable of sending the first signal to the onboard transceiver, wherein the onboard transceiver is capable of transmitting a second wireless signal related to the sensed tension load back to the remote transceiver.