The invention relates to a buffer device (18) with at least one self-propelled shuttle (12, 30, 32) for picking up objects to be buffered, wherein each shuttle is movable along a track and comprises at least two antennas (13, 14, 29, 31, 45, 46), and with two slotted hollow waveguides (1, 2, 23, 39, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86), each comprising segments (3, 4, 5, 6, 24-28, 40-44) arranged one behind the other along the track and designed to accommodate antennas which cooperate with the respective slotted
hollow waveguide in which they are accommodated for
signal transmission. The first
slotted waveguide operates at a first frequency. The second
slotted waveguide operates at a second frequency. The first and second frequencies are different.The invention further relates to a method for operating the buffer device (18) comprising inserting the first antenna (13, 29, 31) of a self-propelled shuttle (12, 30, 32) into the first slotted
hollow waveguide (1, 23), inserting the second antenna (14, 45, 46) of the self-propelled shuttle into the second slotted
hollow waveguide (2, 39), operating the first slotted hollow
waveguide at the first frequency, and operating the second slotted hollow
waveguide at the second frequency.