Wow, thanks so much for your help!! :o
I've ordered a 315mhz receiver and will let you guys know how it works!
I wish I had a scope to use but they're just damn expensive, so I'll be doing the arduino guess and check method 
Do any of you know where I could get a 310mhz crystal in the same packaging? Digikey wasn't helpful for me.
@ThomasM thanks! I had a completely web-based version beforehand, but used this as an excuse to learn obj-c, poorly ha
Thanks!