diff --git a/examples/rtl_433_http_cmd.py b/examples/rtl_433_http_cmd.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""Custom hop controller example for rtl_433's HTTP cmd API."""
+
+# Start rtl_433 (`rtl_433 -F http`), then this script.
+# Needs the Requests package to be installed.
+
+import requests
+import json
+from time import sleep
+
+# You can run rtl_433 and this script on different machines,
+# start rtl_433 with `-F http:0.0.0.0`, and change
+# to e.g. `HTTP_HOST = "192.168.1.100"` (use your server ip) below.
+HTTP_HOST = "127.0.0.1"
+HTTP_PORT = 8433
+
+
+def set_freq(freq):
+    return send_cmd({'cmd': 'center_frequency', 'val': freq})
+
+
+def set_rate(rate):
+    return send_cmd({'cmd': 'sample_rate', 'val': rate})
+
+
+def send_cmd(params):
+    url = f'http://{HTTP_HOST}:{HTTP_PORT}/cmd'
+    headers = {'Accept': 'application/json'}
+
+    # You will receive JSON events, one per line terminated with CRLF.
+    # Use GET
+    response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=70, stream=True)
+    # or POST
+    # response = requests.post(url, data=params, headers=headers, timeout=70, stream=True)
+    print(f'Sending {params} to {url}')
+
+    # Answer is lines of JSON
+    return response.text
+
+
+def rtl_433_control():
+    """Simple timed control of rtl_433 in a loop forever."""
+
+    # Loop forever
+    while True:
+        try:
+            # Set first hop
+            sleep(10)
+            print(set_freq(433920000))
+            print(set_rate(250000))
+
+            # Set second hop
+            sleep(10)
+            print(set_freq(868000000))
+            print(set_rate(1024000))
+
+        except requests.ConnectionError:
+            print('Connection failed, retrying in 60s...')
+            sleep(60)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        rtl_433_control()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print('\nExiting.')
+        pass
diff --git a/examples/rtl_433_http_cmd.sh b/examples/rtl_433_http_cmd.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Custom hop controller example for rtl_433's HTTP cmd API.
+
+# Start rtl_433 (`rtl_433 -F http`), then this script.
+# Needs the xh tool installed (or httpie and change `xh` to `http`)
+
+while : ; do
+  sleep 10
+  xh :8433/cmd cmd==center_frequency val==433920000
+  xh :8433/cmd cmd==sample_rate val==250000
+  sleep 10
+  xh :8433/cmd cmd==center_frequency val==868000000
+  xh :8433/cmd cmd==sample_rate val==1024000
+done