RF code on Arduino won't work (properly) anyone know why?

[Mr. Ninja]

SO,      I've started a small project that uses RF (@434 Mhz) to transmit a small amount of data (1 byte), and it doesn't seem to be sending the correct data.

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byte toSend; // this is what will be sent: sample code = simple name
byte sent; // the sent by
void setup(){
//2400 baud for the 434 model
Serial.begin(2400);
toSend = 00000011;// initializing the variables...
sent = 00000000;
}
void loop(){
Serial.println (toSend);// sending the first byte
sent = Serial.read(); //reads the incoming byte
Serial.println (sent); //displays incoming byte
delay(5000);
}


After the program uploads, I reconnect Rx and Tx, and open the COM viewer.

it just prints out (repeatedly):

9
255

That's all it prints out, shouldn't it print:

3
3
?

Could someone help me with this?

[Gertlex]

It's not clear, at least to me, what your hardware setup is.

The 255 from the receive byte (presumably) means the buffer is empty, I think.

[Mr. Ninja]

It's just an Arduino Uno ( Atmega 328P-PU, UNO bootloader), an RF reciever (http://content.solarbotics.com/products/datasheets/receiver_module_data_sheet.pdf), and an RF transmitter (http://content.solarbotics.com/products/datasheets/rf_transmitter_module_data_sheet.pdf).

I also tried to add an if statement, to encapsulate the byte, and make sure it's the same size. The COM reads:
6
255
(repeat forever)

Then I changed the toSend and sent bytes to regular numbers (6 and 0, respectively). I also changed the if statement to check if sent is 6 (mimics what the project will eventually do anyways). It also delays a second (or should) and resets sent.

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byte toSend; // this is what will be sent: sample code = simple name
byte sent; // the sent byte
void setup(){
//2400 baud for the 434 model
Serial.begin(2400);
toSend = 6;// initializing the variables...
sent = 0;
}// end setup
void loop(){
Serial.println (toSend);// sending the first byte
sent = Serial.read(); //reads the incoming byte
if (sent == 6) // checks if sent is the desired result
{
Serial.println (sent); //displays incoming byte
delay(1000);// delays a second
sent = 0; // resets sent
} //end if
}// end loop
 
it prints (COM):
6
6
6

(random stuff that generally includes a six, it changes randomly)

 then it just repeats 6 forever, no delay.