I have a goldsource 20amp 13.8V output dc power supply. When you mentioned bad connection I reconnected the wires from the power source to the radio and tighten them more. When you mentioned antenna I moved it away from the radio as it was two feet away and made sure those connections were tight as well. Now it seems to work.....

. Not sure which one of the two was the reason but it seems to work now. I live in a apartment and had a lot of other electronics around like my laptop, cell phone tv as well.
was it the antenna too close or my connections were not tight enough?