I just bought a cheap Nikko Sea Racer from ToysRUs and attached the top half of a duck decoy to it...it works great.....but the range is pitiful......it uses a 49mhz radio........is there any way I can increase the range?

thanks

Change the radio and reciever
You can find good quality equipment in the swap and sell section on this site.
How much range do you need?

well, that's just the thing, in these awesome Nikko instructions it says the range should be at least 50', but it isn't......50+ would be all I would need.
My batteries are all brand new, my antenna is screwed in correctly.....oh well, I'll check out the swap section...a cheap pistol grip would be cool anyway

thanks

There are many radios from Ready to Race vehicles for sale in the $30 range.