Take a look at Elecraft. The accessibility is good, and they are always updating the software.

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> On Jun 12, 2014, at 11:32 AM, Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi all: 
> 
> With me being on a really big and punishing  seesaw with this ham hobby, 1ST getting my dream transceiver in a trade that when arrived, was only really worth a third the value of my FT-450 station going the other way and in need of repairs by the FT-102 guy in FLA, costing an additional 800CAN. purchasing an MFJ-986 that had its day, to my so called bargain  AL-811H, having problems which the seller should have for seen would have seen if he'd actually tested the amp on all bands instead of just saying it was perfect on all bands. 
> . Obviously the amp wasn't perfect as I had to spend 220CAN on a new set of tubes and parasitic board and still only full output on 2 bands due  to the band switch being out of alinement, now supposedly fixed and the amp is now full output on all bands. 
> This weekend I'm going to test a 12by7 tube to see if that's blown. If she has to take a trip to FLA, then so be it. I'm also going to buy another  new complete set of tubes an extra 12by7 if its not blown, while the getting is good, 
> this should get me through 5 or 6 years hopefully, longer if I treat my 102 as a classic rig which is put on the air now and then. 
> I might look at springing for a new rig at Xmas. I've got one more 350 to spend and I really wanna keep my dream transceiver up and running. I don't have 2300 cash laying around and it would have to be put on the plastic so to that end, I'll have to pay off a new rig over 24 to 36 months. 
> If I have to do that, then its going to have to be a rig I will be very happy with for years to come. Right now, it looks like either the TS-590S or the FTDX-1200.  
> 
> 73: 
> Mike VO1AX