At 11:44 AM 18/03/99 -0700, you wrote:

Why not avoid 18 months of hell and go with an Indigo which does not require
the RF knowledge to sit and try and drive it.

Peter

>Yes, as well as radiometrix, RFMD, and many others.  Here are my
>recommendations(after 18 months of hell):
>If you are sending data in chunks of 100 bytes or more, go with LINX.  They
>do not stick to their specs very well, but they're good for large data
>TX/RX.  The 900 MHz HP modules are decent.
>
>If you are sending a few bytes here and there, and 1200 bps is OK, go with
>DVP. They exceed their specs across the board.
>
>If you are sending data chunks of 5-27 bytes, the Radiometrix RPC is nice
>for European models.  It requires a lot of attenuation for the U.S markets,
>making it impractical.  If you run into anything out of the ordinary with
>these products, odds are that myself or someone else on this list can help.
>
>Justin Crooks,
>Interactive Horizons
>
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>> From: Eduardo R. <erivera@UMEMPHIS.CAMPUS.MCI.NET>
>> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>> Subject: RF application
>> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 6:29 PM
>>
>>  Has anyone succesfully tried DVP, LYNX or any other  RF product to
>> interface your microcontroller applications sending RS232 signal or bits
>to
>> remote stations?
>>
>>  I need advice about a reliable remote control link.
>>
>>  Thank you.
>
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