Controller at cle approach experiences weak, bleed-over, and loss of frequencys while working.

Attributes
ACN	472684
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle.tracon
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : handoff position
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	472684
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : repairman
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility

Narrative:

I was working the handoff position and all the frequencys in the TRACON went weak, lots of bleed-over, or simply quit working. Airways facilities was advised (response was lots of solar activity going on). Earlier in the shift, I was working departure, and airways facilities decided to test a frequency that was logged OTS without notifying any ATC personnel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR AT CLE APCH EXPERIENCES WEAK, BLEED-OVER, AND LOSS OF FREQS WHILE WORKING.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE HDOF POS AND ALL THE FREQS IN THE TRACON WENT WEAK, LOTS OF BLEED-OVER, OR SIMPLY QUIT WORKING. AIRWAYS FACILITIES WAS ADVISED (RESPONSE WAS LOTS OF SOLAR ACTIVITY GOING ON). EARLIER IN THE SHIFT, I WAS WORKING DEP, AND AIRWAYS FACILITIES DECIDED TO TEST A FREQ THAT WAS LOGGED OTS WITHOUT NOTIFYING ANY ATC PERSONNEL.

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.