Small aircraft pilot has very weak and unreadable reception from TRACON on initial call up.

Attributes
ACN	325870
Time
Date	199601
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : srq
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa tower : srq
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 580
ASRS Report	325870
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed arcadia (X06) and I called tpa approach and they were very weak and almost unreadable. I did manage to get the squawk code. I could not understand anything else. I switched to srq tower and they were loud and clear. I landed at srq and the tower asked me to contact them by phone and I did so. I departed srq with no problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS VERY WEAK AND UNREADABLE RECEPTION FROM TRACON ON INITIAL CALL UP.

Narrative: DEPARTED ARCADIA (X06) AND I CALLED TPA APCH AND THEY WERE VERY WEAK AND ALMOST UNREADABLE. I DID MANAGE TO GET THE SQUAWK CODE. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING ELSE. I SWITCHED TO SRQ TWR AND THEY WERE LOUD AND CLR. I LANDED AT SRQ AND THE TWR ASKED ME TO CONTACT THEM BY PHONE AND I DID SO. I DEPARTED SRQ WITH NO PROBS.

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.