A shift lever operating position judging device includes a position sensor having switches. This voltage boosting control signal has a longer high level period as generated later. In one embodiment, this node may be a Vcc terminal. The remote data collecting system is particularly useful for uncontrolled environment product testing such as testing the palatability of pet foods. If the tag received by the sendreceive unit matches a stored tag, an unblocking signal for providing access to the zone is generated.