Is the antenna horizontal or vertical? It should be horizontal. Here is a pic of my setup. Post more of yours and I can give more ideas. Just had another thought, I get 200 ft with the pictured setup. You may want to pop open the case and make sure the antenna is plugged in correctly. The connector is quite small and there is no real strain relief. Not sure but is that your RX battery right next to the RX? If so you may want to seperate them a few inches and try again.