UHF remote USB receiver

[rabidmanatee]

This is a shot in the dark but lets see how it goes. I have some spare Dish and Directv UHF remotes. I'd like to use them to control a PC. Anyone heard of a USB receiver for UHF remotes? I know there are IR receivers for this but I'm trying to take advantage of the RF range. Thanks.

 

[jlo]

if not you can use a uhf to ir converter

 

[rabidmanatee]

I'm familiar with IR to UHF converters but not the other way around. Can you provide a little more detail?

To be clear I would consider UHF to any format, it's just that USB is preferable. My initial guess is that both companies use a proprietary protocol and there aren't many if any third party products.

if not you can use a uhf to ir converter

 

[TheKrell]

I'm familiar with IR to UHF converters but not the other way around. Can you provide a little more detail?

I think jlo is talking about this thing. Even though it's called an IR-to-UHF upgrade kit, it's actually a UHF-to-IR upgrade kit. In other words, it includes a UHF remote and UHF receiver with an IR blaster for controlling an IR-only Dish Network receiver.