A cpr gulfstream GLF4 captain complains that the digital ATIS's voice quality is poor.

Attributes
ACN	430710
Time
Date	199903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pxr.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	430710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : p50.tracon

Narrative:

The phoenix digital ATIS and for that matter all digital ATIS broadcast are of poor quality and very difficult to understand. I feel they are a hazard to safety because the poor audio quality adds a complication factor to air crews at a critical time when the last thing they need is the distraction of not being able to absolutely/clearly understand the critical to safety of flight information being transmitted on the ATIS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR GULFSTREAM GLF4 CAPT COMPLAINS THAT THE DIGITAL ATIS'S VOICE QUALITY IS POOR.

Narrative: THE PHOENIX DIGITAL ATIS AND FOR THAT MATTER ALL DIGITAL ATIS BROADCAST ARE OF POOR QUALITY AND VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. I FEEL THEY ARE A HAZARD TO SAFETY BECAUSE THE POOR AUDIO QUALITY ADDS A COMPLICATION FACTOR TO AIR CREWS AT A CRITICAL TIME WHEN THE LAST THING THEY NEED IS THE DISTR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO ABSOLUTELY/CLRLY UNDERSTAND THE CRITICAL TO SAFETY OF FLT INFO BEING XMITTED ON THE ATIS.

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.