I currently have this setup, Grant XL, road devil mic, and wilson 1k in my mobile. I have been able to talk to people about 20 miles away if they have a good setup as well. Anything I can do to talk further. Should I look into a new radio that has more power? Put an amp on it? The recieve is awesome. I heard a guy that was 45 miles away from me last night but he couldn't hear me. There was a guy in between relaying messages. I mainly talk AM but use the sidebands some as well.