On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:11:31 -0500, you wrote:

>>looking through my notes, I can't find the reference, but seems to me
>>several recommened a Sharp IR rx module....inexpensive and easy to use.=
  If
>>not Sharp, what was it?
>
>That depends on what you want to do.  If all you're looking to do is
>receive signals from a remote, do a search at Jameco for infrared.
>
>They have Sharp's GP1U26X, which takes 5v and spits out decoded
>IR which it receives modulated at ~38 kHz, IIRC.

Vishay also do some really cheap IR RX's - TSOP18xx series amongst others=
 - available for all the
common carrier frequencies.

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