CC1101 Module with Atmel .. Help!

I purchased a half dozen of these modules hoping to knock up a solar powered food and water monitor for my couple of chooks. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/433MHz-Wireless-5-pin-Serial-Port-Module-HC-11-2-95-3-6V-DC-/130707129683?pt=AU_B_I_Electrical_Test_Equipment&hash=item1e6ec08553 The seller is no help, the modules listed appear to be the 5v version and not the 3.3v older version for eg.. I found an identical item on alibaba and queried the supplier who sent me the following email and a rough schematic of how to use it, simple enough, RX,TX,vcc and a control pin, I will post the full email instructions here as it may help someone else, I have not found the full command list like this elsewhere. I have breadboarded the module and connected a USB-ttl serial adapter, no luck, I get no response to any AT commands .. I assume it means send 'AT' .. not some sort of serial AT character.. I can't see it sending a CC1101 packet for a single character, there must be some form of terminate packet and send command. All I have managed to detect is SPI data between atmel and cc1100 when i raise and lower the command pin .. sometimes.. Anybody had ANY luck or experience with these things or do i write it off as a bad purchase, pity as I think these will be useful to me.. Dear sir This is I can find all the material, hope to be able to help you. instruction Instruction in the list below mentioned: X on behalf of one or more Numbers, y said parameters of the first letter in English Instruction for example AT measuring whether has entered the instruction. Hair AT, back OK AT + Bx change serial interface baud rate, namely change is effective. Can be set to 2400240 0480 0960 0192 00384 00576 00115 200. The default is 9600. Will baud rate set for 57600: Send AT + B57600, back to OKB57600 AT + U serial communication data parity bit and stop bit Settings N: no check, O: odd; E: I. 1: a stop bit; A 2-2; A half 3-1. A serial port, odd parity two stop Check a hair AT + UO2, back to OKUO2. AT + Ax change module address, from 000 to 255 optional, the default For 000. The module address set for 123: Send AT + A123, back OK - A123 AT + Cx change module wireless communication channels, from 001 to 127 Optional. The default is 001. The module channel set for 103: Send AT + C103, back OK - C103 AT + Px setting module of the transmitted power, x desirable 1 to 8, the default For 8, 1 ~ 8 represent respectively the - 30 DBM, - 20 DBM, - 15 DBM, - 10 DBM, 0 DBM, 5 DBM, 7 DBM, 10 DBM; The default is 8 (namely 10 DBM). Send AT + moves, back OK - moves AT + Ry acquisition module parameters, y is B, vitamin A, C, P of as A letter, respectively said: baud rate, address, channel, transmission power. Read module address: send AT + RA, back to A001; Read module baud rate: send AT + RB, back to B9600 AT + FU will module Settings for wireless serial port function. Exit AT mode or heavy power on effect. Module default is serial port function. (F says function, U said UART) Send AT + FU, FU back AT + FCF will module Settings into IO port can be wireless control. Module 3 3-5 pin level is follow as controller module pin level. Heavy power on effect. (instruction of C said control, the most a F says follow) Send AT + FCF, FCF back AT + FCJ will module Settings into IO port can be wireless control. When another as controller module 3 3-5 pin have from high to low level jump, module corresponding pin level would be overturned. IO port is equivalent to the bistable circuit output end. (J said jump) Send AT + FCJ, FCJ back AT + FCM will module Settings for wireless IO port control function, and the module is as a controller. Heavy power on effect. (M said master control) Send AT + FCM, back to the FCM AT + V return version information. Send AT + V, back to HC - 11 _v1. 1 AT + Eyx in around AT model of module, parameter y will be changed to x. Y is one of the BAC, and they each mean the baud rate, address, channel, x value see Bx, Ax, Cx instruction instructions. Return value significance as follows: EyE, parameter error; EyR, has been set to the correct; EyF, instruction mistakes; Fail, connection. (E said external) Send AT + EB4800, EBR back Send AT + EA050, back to the EAR Send AT + EC123, back to the ECR