I've been having some trouble getting a TRF-2.4G setup from laipac working.

the receiver receives random junk but slowly and irregularly this is what I
expect from 1 byte address 1 byte data and 1 byte CRC seeing static this is
good.

*however*
when I transmit the receiver doesn't receive it and I cant work out why, I
don't even know if the module is transmitting.
I am pretty sure I am sending the configuration correctly and that the chips
are working because I have had it working in direct mode and when I set
either of them to receive mode I get the same behaviour.

anybody have any thaughts on how i can tell if this thing is even
transmitting?
maximum on air time is 4ms tuneablle from 2.4 to 2.5ghz
uses GFSK (Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying) over 8mhz i think
I have a 20mhz oscillisope and a trade card at Jaycar.

I have put the pair of them into direct mode and connected the RX clock to
the TX clock then i belive i had radio happening via wire tapping on a pull
up resistor.

the code I am using is this
note the SPI_xfer function transmits and receives at the same time.
hence the "junk" variable
spi_xfer(Transmitted_byte,Recieved_Byte)

*************************code*************************
config_radio			     -- call the config radio routine

forever loop
             ce = on	           -- turn on CE
             delay_100us(10)        -- wait
             spi_xfer(0xAA,junk)   -- send via SPI ADDRess AA, and put
recieved byte into junk
             spi_xfer("X",junk)    -- send the ascii charicter X
             delay_100us(10)       -- wait
             ce = off              -- turn CE off
             delay_100us(100)      -- wait
loop


procedure config_radio is
    var byte junk
    CS = on
    Delay_100us(100)

    spi_xfer(0x08,junk) -- 00001000
    spi_xfer(0x08,junk) -- 00001000
    spi_xfer(0x00,junk) -- 00000000
    spi_xfer(0x00,junk) -- 00000000
    spi_xfer(0x00,junk) -- 00000000
    spi_xfer(0x00,junk) -- 00000000
    spi_xfer(0x00,junk) -- 00000000
    spi_xfer(0x00,junk) -- 00000000
    spi_xfer(0x00,junk) -- 00000000
    spi_xfer(0x00,junk) -- 00000000
    spi_xfer(0x00,junk) -- 00000000
    spi_xfer(0xAA,junk) -- 10101010
    spi_xfer(0x21,junk) -- 00100001
    spi_xfer(0x4F,junk) -- 01001111
    spi_xfer(0x14,junk) -- 00010100

    Delay_100us(100)
    CS = off
end procedure

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