VOOM is controllable by RF! Yes!!!
I am able to control my VOOM receiver using my 4DTV RF remote from the other end of my home! These remotes are available as spares from various on-line stores. Skyvision has it for $70. Visit
http://skyvision.com/store/dtv.html.
I have a TV in my "playroom" in the back of the home. It is fed channel 4 from the 4DTV c-band receiver and channel 25 from a CATV modulator that is fed by VOOM output #2. I have a small UHF antenna on the outside wall of my playroom. There is 100 feet of RG-6 between it and the splitter feeding the UHF control inputs of both my 4DTV and my VOOM. The 4DTV remote works from my playroom.
Okay Motorola. All you have to do is add RF generation to the VOOM remote.
So far, I've determined the following mapping between remotes:
VOOM 4DTV
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WATCH Exit
VOOM Options
BACK Go Back
OK Enter
The following identically designated keys do the same thing on both receivers: 0-9, left, right, up, down, Info
BTW, the "Last Ch" button on the 4DTV remote works! There is a 2-channel jump loop in the VOOM!
I haven't figured out which VOOM color buttons map to on the 4DTV but I'll let you know.
Awesome!
Dana