ORIGINAL: Safety Hawk

I have one of those Futaba R146iP receivers, and I only get about 150 feet of range with it. Only about 15 to 20 feet when I range check it with the antenna down. This thing is brand new.....Shouldn't it be way better than that? I don't trust it enough to put in an airplane anymore. I had it in a Mini Funtana. I also tried it in Ikarus Yak-54 foamy with about the same results.