I've got it. And I am dumb guy. In my design for a wireless sensor for the house, I have the 3.3 rail turned OFF when it is charging - I thought it might be a good idea not to turn on the transmitter while I was re-charging it........
Well, while I am building/designing this, I ALWAYS HAD THE POWER SUPPLY ON, thus, turning OFF the B+ to the MRF - Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.
OK, with code being the same, what I get is

Code:
@ MRF init
Addr=00000000  Value=28
Addr=00000010  Value=8C
Addr=00000100  Value=01
Addr=00000110  Value=63
Addr=00001000  Value=0C
Addr=00001010  Value=03
Addr=00001100  Value=77
Addr=00001110  Value=64
Addr=00010000  Value=32
Addr=00010010  Value=74
Addr=00010100  Value=62
Addr=00010110  Value=32
Addr=00011000  Value=38
Addr=00011010  Value=00
Addr=00011100  Value=19
Addr=00011110  Value=00
Addr=00100000  Value=A3
Addr=00100010  Value=38
Addr=00100100  Value=30
Addr=00100110  Value=00
Addr=00101000  Value=00
Addr=00101010  Value=00
Addr=00101100  Value=53
Addr=00101110  Value=59
Addr=00110000  Value=44
Addr=00110010  Value=00
Addr=00110100  Value=70
Addr=00110110  Value=BC
Addr=00111000  Value=02
Addr=00111010  Value=01
Addr=00111100  Value=5E
Addr=00111110  Value=00
MRF Config data:  Register 01000000   Data=28

MRF Config data:  Register 01000001   Data=28
Which looks like the same date being read from Register zero.......
Now armed with this knowledge, moving forward??