ZTL controller concerned with frequency coverage and reliability.

Attributes
ACN	515450
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller radar : 19 flight time total : 1600
ASRS Report	515450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : com freq other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : ztl.artcc

Narrative:

Unreliable frequency, in this area. Busiest inbound sector in center. We need frequency that we can depend on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR CONCERNED WITH FREQ COVERAGE AND RELIABILITY.

Narrative: UNRELIABLE FREQ, IN THIS AREA. BUSIEST INBOUND SECTOR IN CTR. WE NEED FREQ THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.

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.