Mem TRACON controller expressed concern regarding the continued difficulties with frequency 126.7. P...

Attributes
ACN	834276
Time
Date	200904
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	MEM.Airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Low Wing 3 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Non Radar 6.5 Air Traffic Control Radar 13.5 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 0 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 6
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

Narrative:

I was working the west final position during the inbound; using 126.7 as my frequency. I experienced radio problems with several aircraft about 20 miles north of the airport extending to about 25-30 miles north. The majority of aircraft heard my transmissions loud and clear; but three that I recall had difficulty. The aircraft that had trouble reported my transmissions as scratchy and broken and unreadable. I switched headset jacks and changed back and forth from main to standby transmitters; but this did not seem to have any effect. I submitted a NASA ASRS form on frustrations created by this same problem the day before involving myself and another pilot. I intend to file an unsatisfactory condition report (ucr) at my facility; as I am not aware of anything being done to correct the problem. Our facility does have a 'spare' frequency that could be used until the problem is discovered and fixed. This 'spare' frequency is used for the runway 9 final; but runway 9/27 is closed due to reconstruction for 6 more months.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEM TRACON controller expressed concern regarding the continued difficulties with frequency 126.7. Pilot's have reported frequency as scratchy and broken; the reporter suggested utilizing alternate 'spare' frequency until the issue can be resolved.

Narrative: I was working the west final position during the inbound; using 126.7 as my frequency. I experienced radio problems with several aircraft about 20 miles north of the airport extending to about 25-30 miles north. The majority of aircraft heard my transmissions loud and clear; but three that I recall had difficulty. The aircraft that had trouble reported my transmissions as scratchy and broken and unreadable. I switched headset jacks and changed back and forth from main to standby transmitters; but this did not seem to have any effect. I submitted a NASA ASRS form on frustrations created by this same problem the day before involving myself and another pilot. I intend to file an unsatisfactory condition report (UCR) at my facility; as I am not aware of anything being done to correct the problem. Our facility does have a 'spare' frequency that could be used until the problem is discovered and fixed. This 'spare' frequency is used for the Runway 9 final; but Runway 9/27 is closed due to reconstruction for 6 more months.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Mem TRACON controller expressed concern regarding the continued difficulties with frequency 126.7. Pilot's have reported frequency as scratchy and broken; the reporter suggested utilizing alternate 'spare' frequency until the issue can be resolved.