Hi- I have a pair of these too. What kind of data rate did you get from them? I have ordered teh encoder/decoder pairs for fun too. :-) David Steve Glenner wrote: > I've purchased these units and am having good luck so far in building a > simple remote control application. I believe I'm getting close to the > rated range. > I did not buy their encoder/decoder chips but instead rolled my own > packet-based PIC code which seems to work pretty well, but the data rate > is pretty low. > The downside of these transmitter/receiver pairs are that they have a > pretty reactive AGC so you need to condition the signal at one or both > ends somewhat (this can be done by properly selecting > preamble/synchronization data). The bandwidth of these units is about > 2k. > The modules are tiny (probably made to fit the xmtr in a keychain > remote) and low power. They work best with an external antenna added, > but it does not need to be very long. > > steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ann & David Scott [mailto:andscott@LOGANTELE.COM] > Couldn't you use: > http://www.laipac.com/msg5.htm > 315, 418 & 433.92Mhz 8mW > $4.8 USD for each Tx or Rx. > They also sell encoder/decoder chips which make it easier. > Their datasheet is brief but shows circuit to make it work (worked for > me). > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body