Reported radio failure alleged to have been caused by a short at the position.

Attributes
ACN	398438
Time
Date	199804
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : flo
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : flo
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : developmental
Experience	controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	398438
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

I was training on radar talking with 15 aircraft, several being vectored on converging courses for approach, when the radios and landlines at radar south quit, backup transmitters did not work. I was able to regain radio communication shortly after at another radar position. I was told later that radar south 'shorts out every so often.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED RADIO FAILURE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A SHORT AT THE POS.

Narrative: I WAS TRAINING ON RADAR TALKING WITH 15 ACFT, SEVERAL BEING VECTORED ON CONVERGING COURSES FOR APCH, WHEN THE RADIOS AND LANDLINES AT RADAR S QUIT, BACKUP XMITTERS DID NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN RADIO COM SHORTLY AFTER AT ANOTHER RADAR POS. I WAS TOLD LATER THAT RADAR S 'SHORTS OUT EVERY SO OFTEN.'

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.