ZBW ARTCC controller reports an intermittent frequency in ack sector.

Attributes
ACN	759363
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw.artcc
State Reference	MA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 29 controller time certified in position1 : 10
ASRS Report	759363
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : zbw.artcc

Narrative:

Frequency 133.45 used by ack sector has been intermittent for months. Despite numerous complaints the frequency has not been fixed. The agency slaps down another frequency tracking sheet to 'document' the problems but nothing is getting done! Several weeks ago the frequency was so bad that I had to terminate radar on aircraft abeam cape cod and tell them to contact moncton center at 67WEST (boundary). Frequency is intermittent and dangerous -- I refused to use it last week and a second site ewb was used but absent a loss of separation nothing is getting fixed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZBW ARTCC CONTROLLER REPORTS AN INTERMITTENT FREQUENCY IN ACK SECTOR.

Narrative: FREQUENCY 133.45 USED BY ACK SECTOR HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR MONTHS. DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THE FREQUENCY HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE AGENCY SLAPS DOWN ANOTHER FREQUENCY TRACKING SHEET TO 'DOCUMENT' THE PROBLEMS BUT NOTHING IS GETTING DONE! SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THE FREQUENCY WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO TERMINATE RADAR ON AIRCRAFT ABEAM CAPE COD AND TELL THEM TO CONTACT MONCTON CENTER AT 67WEST (BOUNDARY). FREQUENCY IS INTERMITTENT AND DANGEROUS -- I REFUSED TO USE IT LAST WEEK AND A SECOND SITE EWB WAS USED BUT ABSENT A LOSS OF SEPARATION NOTHING IS GETTING FIXED.

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.