Thank, for the suggestion, but the MSC400 is too expensive for my appliction.

My device is not in a cabinet/hidden and can bee seen. My approach is to use something on the A/C line that the device plugs into to turn power on & off.

I have found several different Remote A/C Outlets that use RF and not IR to control them. If I use an RF Remote A/C Outlet, then I will have to always have that remote along with the MX-980 which is not what I want to do. If I can find an IR version, I can simply have the MX-980 learn that code and I will only have to use one remote.