hey im preety new to having a cb radio. i just got a cobra 85 dynascan from my grandpa and i have all the original parts and i bought a 1000w truck spec antenna with a truck spec 12 ft cable and i have the antenna mounted to my headache rack with my cb using a dc ac converter for power. im not getting almost any reception and when i tested it with my freinds truck i could barely hear him even though he was only about ten ft away. u can email at hayden.jones2395@gmail.com or just reply to this post. any info will help. thank you.