dncole,
I think what you are saying is that you can make
the receiver work with your Kameleon, but can't
make it work through the cabinet. Is this right?

If so, it would be normal. Most devices (there
are some exceptions) that receive commands via
RF also provide IR reception. There are no OFA
remotes (and no mass marketed under any brand
to my knowledge) that are universal RF remotes.
This issue has been addressed before, and the
cost of testing/licensing something like that
are very prohibitive.

Your receiver's remote uses RF, the Kameleon uses
IR, and the receiver accepts both. To understand
why IR doesn't work through the cabinet and RF
does requires a more in-depth understanding of
the principles of these technologies. I won't
get into that here. Look it up on-line. But
edmund is right, the only way to control it through
the cabinet with your Kameleon is with an IR extender
like what he suggested. There are some remotes
that transmit a RF signal to a base station and
that has an IR "bug" that you can mount inside
the cabinet. Some examples are 15-2116, 15-2117,
URC-9910, URC-9911, and the HTPro remote.
Jim