Can a MRF-300 be connected to a MRF-350 for additional ir outputs?

Thanks,

Dennis

Yes, hook the RFX-250 to the RF in on the MRF-350, then use another cable to go from the RF out to the RF in of the MRF-300. Address them differently and you have 12 distinct outputs.

Thanks Eric.

Is there actually any difference between the MRF-300 and the MRF-350?

Other than changing to the RFX-250 antenna, I don't know if there have been any changes inside the MRF-350 as well. It is possible. Maybe Eric Johnson can shed some light on this.



Thank you,
Damon DG
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Yes, the MRF-350 is very different from an MRF-300. The MRF-300 can be used with an RFX-250 or an RFX-150. The MRF-350 is optimized for the RFX-250 and will not work well with the RFX-150 at all.

To further clarify, here is how we order the level of RF performance:

Best - RFX-250 with MRF-350
2nd Best - RFX-250 with MRF-300
3rd- RFX-150 with MRF-300
4th- MRF-250

Never connect an RFX-150 AND an RFX-250.

Best Regards,

-Eric

Thanks for the facts, Eric!



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We have done about a dozen of the "Second best" MRF-300 with RFX-250, we had some problems with the RFX-150 so we plugged in the RFX-250 and every one worked perfectly.

We currently do mostly MRF-350's which we love. We have not had a problem yet!

Would there be any benefit to replacing my RFX-150 with an RFX-250 considering I'm using an MX-3000 with a 12/04 manufactured date? With this older MX-3000 my belief is that it doesn't support the narrowband technology and therefore the RFX-250 wouldn't help at all with my RF problems and maybe the RFX-250 wouldn't work at all.

I'm very frustrated with the URC RF problems and am considering my options focusing primarily on RTI, however, I'm also considering replacing my MX-3000 and MRF-300/RFX-150 with newer units (including either an MRF-350/RFX-250 or an MSC-400) capable of utilizing the narrowband technology if this would really provide rock solid RF capability. RTI seems to be considered the best product for getting bulletproof RF transmissions and considering the flaky RF transmissions with URC products I'm pretty reluctant to replace my MX-3000 with a newer version just to get it to work properly.

Perhaps you should read through this thread. It talks about RTI and URC range and reliability.

[Link: remotecentral.com]

I upgraded my MRF-300 with the RFX-250 and it seems to have improved reliability of my TX-1000 and MX-900.

Dave E,

Thanks for pointing out that thread. I had already read the most recent posts but not the earlier ones from August. I'm interested in knowing if the current thinking is that either the MSC-400 or MRF-350/RFX-250 combination provides bulletproof RF transmissions. That thread offered an opinion from one individual that these new URC products are actually better than RTI equivalents. Can anyone else offer an opinion on this subject? Updating my URC products would be easier than switching to RTI since I wouldn't have to re-do my configuration, however, I'm most interested in rock solid performance and the failure of commands to be issued via RF when I initiate them from my older MX-3000 is unacceptable. My thinking is still that if you want rock solid RF transmission go with RTI. Additional opinions would be greatly welcomed.

I have to say the new URC stuff has been bulletproof for us. The MSC with the RFX-250 has been great with the newer MX-3000s and MX-950s. I have used a bunch of MX-900s with MRF-350s and those too have been perfect. Any case where I used a MRF-300 and had any issues big or small, plugging in the RFX-250 to the MRF-300 has solved them all.

My opinion would be that if you switch to the new URC equipment you will get what you are looking for. The MSC-400 is a great piece with storing the macros and only using a trigger command. For single commands it still works like an MRF by routing the remote command to the right emitter, but for macros it can't be beat.

It is my understanding that older MX3000s (like the one I have), can not utilize the narrow band RF. I was looking at getting a new MSC-400, but was told by URC that I would have have to use a RFX-150. The RFX-250 would not work. SJ

Correct, the older MX-3000s may not work at all, or may work sporadically with the RFX-250. The newer MX-3000s have a narrow band transmitter which is required for the RFX-250 and they work great together.

As the post above suggests you could buy a new MX-3000 and MSC-400 or MRF-350. You could also use an RFX-150 on the MSC-400 and your existing (older) MX-3000