Unable to copy ege AWOS because of RF interference from fort collins AWOS.

Attributes
ACN	249851
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ege
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	249851
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

About 70 mi east of ege I dropped off frequency to obtain AWOS WX at ege. Picked up good broadcast, but after listening all the way through I discovered it was AWOS for fort collins, co. This could definitely cause confusion if you don't listen carefully for the airport making the report. 70 mi out in a jet is a good time to get an ATIS broadcast, especially in unusual terrain such as the ege airport. We could make an early decision to divert. However, I elected to try again closer in. At 30 mi out the fort collins WX was mainly predominate but the frequency was essentially unintelligible due to overlap from ege and possibly elsewhere. This AWOS is completely unusable airborne for ege. The burden for WX then falls on a part time FSS which also acts as an airport advisory service for ege. The approach at ege begins at kremmling VOR which is 20 plus mi from the airport. Early WX information is vital. For aviation airborne purposes ege does not have an AWOS station. It does have a big chance of error because the AWOS the pilot hears is actually from other airports. As the snow and ski season approachs there are going to be some very surprised pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO COPY EGE AWOS BECAUSE OF RF INTERFERENCE FROM FORT COLLINS AWOS.

Narrative: ABOUT 70 MI E OF EGE I DROPPED OFF FREQ TO OBTAIN AWOS WX AT EGE. PICKED UP GOOD BROADCAST, BUT AFTER LISTENING ALL THE WAY THROUGH I DISCOVERED IT WAS AWOS FOR FORT COLLINS, CO. THIS COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE CONFUSION IF YOU DON'T LISTEN CAREFULLY FOR THE ARPT MAKING THE RPT. 70 MI OUT IN A JET IS A GOOD TIME TO GET AN ATIS BROADCAST, ESPECIALLY IN UNUSUAL TERRAIN SUCH AS THE EGE ARPT. WE COULD MAKE AN EARLY DECISION TO DIVERT. HOWEVER, I ELECTED TO TRY AGAIN CLOSER IN. AT 30 MI OUT THE FORT COLLINS WX WAS MAINLY PREDOMINATE BUT THE FREQ WAS ESSENTIALLY UNINTELLIGIBLE DUE TO OVERLAP FROM EGE AND POSSIBLY ELSEWHERE. THIS AWOS IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE AIRBORNE FOR EGE. THE BURDEN FOR WX THEN FALLS ON A PART TIME FSS WHICH ALSO ACTS AS AN ARPT ADVISORY SVC FOR EGE. THE APCH AT EGE BEGINS AT KREMMLING VOR WHICH IS 20 PLUS MI FROM THE ARPT. EARLY WX INFO IS VITAL. FOR AVIATION AIRBORNE PURPOSES EGE DOES NOT HAVE AN AWOS STATION. IT DOES HAVE A BIG CHANCE OF ERROR BECAUSE THE AWOS THE PLT HEARS IS ACTUALLY FROM OTHER ARPTS. AS THE SNOW AND SKI SEASON APCHS THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME VERY SURPRISED PLTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.