ZSU controller expressed concern regarding ongoing communication problems.

Attributes
ACN	775687
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zsu.artcc
State Reference	PR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller time certified in position1 : 8
ASRS Report	775687
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Navigational Facility FAA
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility

Narrative:

I was working R4 and I cannot talk to airplanes checking in on frequency 134.3. The frequency is intermittent at its best. I cannot hear readbacks on this frequency because they keep breaking up in the vicinity of leant and thank intxns. It is imperative that I get a readback for all control instructions. We have filled out numerous ucr's and nothing has been done yet because the frequency is still broken. We need to get it fixed as soon as possible so we can avoid an accident or mishap. Commercial radio switches aircraft to us near position 22N -- that when the airplanes first try to contact us. Most of the airplanes can hear me; but I cannot receive them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZSU CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING ONGOING COM PROBLEMS.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING R4 AND I CANNOT TALK TO AIRPLANES CHKING IN ON FREQ 134.3. THE FREQ IS INTERMITTENT AT ITS BEST. I CANNOT HEAR READBACKS ON THIS FREQ BECAUSE THEY KEEP BREAKING UP IN THE VICINITY OF LEANT AND THANK INTXNS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT I GET A READBACK FOR ALL CTL INSTRUCTIONS. WE HAVE FILLED OUT NUMEROUS UCR'S AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET BECAUSE THE FREQ IS STILL BROKEN. WE NEED TO GET IT FIXED ASAP SO WE CAN AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR MISHAP. COMMERCIAL RADIO SWITCHES ACFT TO US NEAR POS 22N -- THAT WHEN THE AIRPLANES FIRST TRY TO CONTACT US. MOST OF THE AIRPLANES CAN HEAR ME; BUT I CANNOT RECEIVE THEM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.