ZTL controller concerned with high altitude sector frequency coverage and communication.

Attributes
ACN	515451
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 27000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 19 flight time total : 1600
ASRS Report	515451
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 Facility ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : ztl.artcc

Narrative:

This is a known problem. The receivers do not work in the middle of the busiest inbound sector in ZTL. Ucr has been filed. This frequency has been unreliable for over 6 months now.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR CONCERNED WITH HIGH ALT SECTOR FREQ COVERAGE AND COM.

Narrative: THIS IS A KNOWN PROB. THE RECEIVERS DO NOT WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSIEST INBOUND SECTOR IN ZTL. UCR HAS BEEN FILED. THIS FREQ HAS BEEN UNRELIABLE FOR OVER 6 MONTHS NOW.

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.