Ok. Excellent, back to the 7000 then. I guess my only concern is you said I would have to make a cable. With my shaky hands that’s not going to be an easy task. Is there somewhere I can buy them ?

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. A couple of things here, my PC does not have a serial port, , I could probably get a serial port card though. Having said that, maybe the 8000 is the way to go as it has the 500W already, and that's one less headache my brain (which has Parkinsons) :) wil...

Hello everyone, I currently run a Kenwood TS890 with the matching speaker along with an Elecraft KPA500 & KAP500. I use a Heil Pro7 Headset all into a 49:1 all band end fed. I live in a HOA so I am extremely limited on the type of antenna I can use. What I am finding is where I thought I would l...