Just my thoughts:
I had the same mess here.
60 feet and a new coax is the best help you can get right now.
And using guide wires to keep it in the air acts as a better ground plane
too. He He
Metal radials copper is best on the ground in 4 directions as well as on the
antenna. The radials for the antenna is sold as a kit at Palco Electronics
for $50.00.
The antenna you have is set from the factory for 11 meters (CB).
It is tuneable also to adjust your swr and 1.2 to 1 is all out best - the
better the swr the better signal strength you will have and evey little bit
counts and you are legal.
Another thing to consider as you can handle the cost is the mic you have get
the astatic power mic new or used. Much better modulation. Make sure your
radio is tuned by all means.

Ron

"Stone-ok" wrote in message
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I was wondering if I could get a little help on an amp purchase or other
modifications that would help in my tranmit and receive distance. I'll
start off by mentioning that I live in the country with little to no
neighbors.

I have a barefoot Galaxy DX55V, that I've brought into the house and
hooked up to a Pyramid PS-14KX power supply with a Solarcon A99 mounted at
approximately 25', running Tramflex RG-8/x coax at a length of 50', and an
Astatic 636L mic.

It appears that with my current setup, I can hear traffic approximately
12-15 miles away with static - but they cannot hear me. I was looking for
someway to clear that up and extend my range so that I could be heard and
since there are geography obstructions in between (fairly good size
hills), I first started looking at an amp. I first thought of an RMI
KL-300, but was really unsure as to what choices were available due to
what the 14KX would drive.

It has also been mentioned that I should raise the antenna to 35', which
I'm all for - I just don't have anything available to attach it to at the
time.

Are there any suggestions? Should I forego any amp purchase and focus on
raising my antenna? If I should think of buying an amp, is the RMI KL
series amps worth considering or should I steer towards a Fat Boy,
Palomar, ALA, etc...

Thanks a lot for any assistance that you can give.

Happy Easter!