<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1076098, March 2013

Corporate pilot voiced concern regarding the on-going radio problem with ZLA frequency 132.5 between pmd and dag; noting the squelch does not close; preventing two-way communications with ATC.

Attributes
ACN	1076098
Time
Date	201303
Place
Locale Reference	ZLA.ARTCC
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 35 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 125
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

Narrative:

There is a continuous problem with los angeles center frequency 132.5 between pmd and dag. The squelch does not close on the radio when left.a. Center has completed transmitting. This has been a problem for years. The center controller; when I questioned him last month; said this was an ongoing problem for the last 10 years he has been a controller. I switched the radios on my aircraft and the problem continues. I have to trip the mic button to get the squelch to close. Can't something be done with this recognized problem?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Corporate pilot voiced concern regarding the on-going radio problem with ZLA frequency 132.5 between PMD and DAG; noting the squelch does not close; preventing two-way communications with ATC.

Narrative: There is a continuous problem with Los Angeles Center frequency 132.5 between PMD and DAG. The squelch does not close on the radio when L.A. Center has completed transmitting. This has been a problem for years. The Center Controller; when I questioned him last month; said this was an ongoing problem for the last 10 years he has been a Controller. I switched the radios on my aircraft and the problem continues. I have to trip the mic button to get the squelch to close. Can't something be done with this recognized problem?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.