P31 controller expressed concern regarding radar coverage.

Attributes
ACN	612923
Time
Date	200403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ndz.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p31.tracon
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar controller : military
Experience	controller military : 5 controller radar : 19 controller time certified in position1 : 6
ASRS Report	612923
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : nse radar problem other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility FAA
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	radar equipment : p31.tracon

Narrative:

Nse radar coverage is almost non-existent and very sporadic at best. Most aircraft cannot be seen due to equipment malfunctions or equipment limitations. Unsafe sits are occurring.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P31 CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING RADAR COVERAGE.

Narrative: NSE RADAR COVERAGE IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT AND VERY SPORADIC AT BEST. MOST ACFT CANNOT BE SEEN DUE TO EQUIP MALFUNCTIONS OR EQUIP LIMITATIONS. UNSAFE SITS ARE OCCURRING.

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.