# Remote recommendations for the Bond Bridge **URL:** \ **Category:** BOND Setup and Hardware\ **Created:** [June 7, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/remote-recommendations-for-the-bond-bridge/4718 "2024-06-07T23:33:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
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It’s got a learning curve, but RTL-SDR / RTL\_433 (misnomer since it does a wider range of frequencies) options are probably a good place to start with a relatively low entry price (other than time). [Home Assistant RTL\_433](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/rtl-433-installation/440112) as an example. Now, that being said, if you want a lower learning curve, but a higher price point, a Bond Bridge _ **Pro** _ with Bond Sidekick remotes can be used in direct-RF control mode, _or_ Scene Mode – which allows me to listen for Sidekick remote presses via a computer running a script, and do whatever I want upon said presses. [Just a tiny bit more about these capabilities](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/product-suggestion-sidekick-for-fans/4697/2) Finally, if you have a Harmony remote and something that has the capability to run Hue Emulator / Emulated Hue (I’m a little fuzzy which versions still run on Home Assistant), I believe you could make a fake Hue Hub, then assign Smart Home buttons on the Harmony to fake entities made under that fake Hue Hub – and then have Home Assistant do _things_ upon those fake entities getting an On or Off command from the Harmony. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/remote-recommendations-for-the-bond-bridge/4718)._