Sav controller expressed concern regarding lack of radio coverage south of the airport.

Attributes
ACN	656213
Time
Date	200503
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sav.airport
State Reference	GA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
ASRS Report	656213
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : sav.tower

Narrative:

Frequency 120.4 main/standby receivers and transmitters are having blanking areas; south of sav where aircraft cannot hear us and we cannot hear them. This is a safety issue due to if a control instruction is used and they are in these areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAV CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING LACK OF RADIO COVERAGE S OF THE ARPT.

Narrative: FREQ 120.4 MAIN/STANDBY RECEIVERS AND XMITTERS ARE HAVING BLANKING AREAS; S OF SAV WHERE ACFT CANNOT HEAR US AND WE CANNOT HEAR THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO IF A CTL INSTRUCTION IS USED AND THEY ARE IN THESE AREAS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.