[KCDXC] Dayton stuff

[Eddy Paul]

Russ bought antenna poles in Dayton for Dragon. They are still rattling around in the back of my truck. Maybe one of you could call me about delivery. 913-269-7305 Eddy KY0F
  
I went to Dayton with a grand in cash to buy an amp.  So after visiting every booth in the Dayton flea market and not finding the right amp at the right price, I started back home empty handed.  An hour before we got to St Louis we found an AL811H on Larrys List located in St Charles - local pickup only. I now have a really nice amp from Doug (K0DRA) and got to see it in operation before buying it.   Now I can use some tips on how to set it up. 
Can I feed ALC and RELAY from a FT-450?      Do I want to?
The internet is loaded down with mods for this amp, are there any I really should do?
I have a MFJ-989C to use with this, need to set it up and master it at the same time.  Can I just put the amp in by-pass push the 5 watt tune signal out, adjust to that and then push  6-700 watts out to the antenna?  How much tuning will be required for the bands that are less than 1.5:1 end to end?
Did I mention I could use some help?  I really don't want any smoke to escape my rig or my amp.
 
Eddy
KY0F