DIRECTV H25RFANT RF Remote Control Antenna Dongle Adapter

It is a little annoying that this product is necesssary. When I upgraded my DTV equipment, I figured the new smaller HD receivers would have all the same functionality as my older ones. To my surprise, I could not configure my RF remote to control the new new unit. Having said that, this adapter was exactly what I needed. I simply plugged this in the ANT port in the back of the receiver and went through the RF/IR Remote setup on the receiver. It works perfectly, I am able to control the receiver from 2 adjacent rooms (about 20' and through a wall). I haven't tested it to see how far it will go but it easily meets my needs. The product was shipped quickly and in good condition. The packaging seemed to be some kind of OEM box but that was no issue for me. Anyone who wants to hide their DTV components in a cabinet or closet, combine this with an RF remote and you'll be set.

I went round and round with Directv before turning to Amazon for the adapter. Their website said my receiver had a built in antenna but it didn't. I had ordered and received the correct remote but then discovered I needed the antenna. Directv cannot or will not sell the adapter separately from the remote and I was told I couldn't return the original remote and then order the remote/adapter combo so the cost of this thing was really adding up. Finally a supervisor said she would just send me the combo but when it arrived it was just one more remote. Luckily my Amazon adapter arrived the same day. I plugged it in and it works perfectly through a wall.

Dongle dongle dongle. It dongles like a dongle should dongle. Easy install. Remote works from additional room. One less box needed.

It worked very well, the cable is not as long as I thought it would be, though. The Antenna itself is approximately a foot tall. Make sure that you have a compatible remote. My H25 receivers all came with RC66 remotes, which are not compatible.

I needed this antenna to connect my remote to the directv box in the closet in our theater room. It works as advertised, and made for a much cleaner install. Having the box hidden makes a huge difference.

This works for the HR34, not just the H25. Sensitive enough for control from two rooms away. The only caveat, unlike Dish units, the DirecTV HR34 doesn't allow simultaneous UHF and IR controls. So if you want to control from a second room, you need UHF remotes, the included IR remote will no longer work in-room. This means other Universal remotes will also not work if you're enabling RF control. Seems like a stupid software setup decision on their part, no good reason both couldn't be made to work.

Works great with the remote they recommend

After hooking up an HDMI and IR extender over cat6 I was getting double commands when using the remote over the IR repeater. I was able to use this and spliced a audio extension cable with RJ45 connectors to go to a central location in the house over about 60ft of CAT6.