TRACON controller says frequency 124 pt 0 became unreadable and was no good for transmitting or receiving. Reporter says this frequency has been this way for at least 10 yrs and problem always blamed on sun spots.

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Attributes
ACN	355148
Time
Date	199612
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle tower : atl
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	355148
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

At approximately XA45 am frequency 124.0 became unreadable for all aircraft on this frequency (about 10 aircraft). We have had poor reception and transmission with this frequency for yrs and no one will do anything except blame it on sun spots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON CTLR SAYS FREQ 124 PT 0 BECAME UNREADABLE AND WAS NO GOOD FOR XMITTING OR RECEIVING. RPTR SAYS THIS FREQ HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR AT LEAST 10 YRS AND PROB ALWAYS BLAMED ON SUN SPOTS.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA45 AM FREQ 124.0 BECAME UNREADABLE FOR ALL ACFT ON THIS FREQ (ABOUT 10 ACFT). WE HAVE HAD POOR RECEPTION AND XMISSION WITH THIS FREQ FOR YRS AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING EXCEPT BLAME IT ON SUN SPOTS.

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.