Approach controller complaint about the radio coverage 25 mi southwest dfw at 4000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	391822
Time
Date	199801
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 16
ASRS Report	391822
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Was working meacham south position. Had an aircraft wbound at 4000 ft and the radio coverage was too poor to hear the aircraft. This situation has been reported numerous times with no corrective action. This is a dangerous situation in this high volume airspace to have this poor quality radio coverage!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT THE RADIO COVERAGE 25 MI SW DFW AT 4000 FT.

Narrative: WAS WORKING MEACHAM S POS. HAD AN ACFT WBOUND AT 4000 FT AND THE RADIO COVERAGE WAS TOO POOR TO HEAR THE ACFT. THIS SIT HAS BEEN RPTED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SIT IN THIS HIGH VOLUME AIRSPACE TO HAVE THIS POOR QUALITY RADIO COVERAGE!

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.