ZTL controller expressed concern regarding a chronic frequency problem utilized for arrival aircraft...

Attributes
ACN	706337
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : odf.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 21 controller time certified in position1 : 7
ASRS Report	706337
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : ztl.artcc

Narrative:

Chronic frequency problem: 124.37 transmitter unreadable vicinity of VORTAC. This sector runs dual arrival streams into atl airport. Very complex mix with en route and departure aircraft from nearby airports climbing out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING A CHRONIC FREQ PROBLEM UTILIZED FOR ARR ACFT INTO ATL.

Narrative: CHRONIC FREQ PROBLEM: 124.37 XMITTER UNREADABLE VICINITY OF VORTAC. THIS SECTOR RUNS DUAL ARR STREAMS INTO ATL ARPT. VERY COMPLEX MIX WITH ENRTE AND DEP ACFT FROM NEARBY ARPTS CLBING OUT.

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.

ZTL controller expressed concern regarding a chronic frequency problem utilized for arrival aircraft into atl.