General aviation pilot described multiple contact attempts with ZJX. The reporter suggested more ATC...

Narrative:

I was on jacksonville center on flight to tupelo; ms. I wondered why I had not been handed off when garmin G1000 moving map displayed we had entered airspace for atlanta center. [I] called repeatedly on the jacksonville center frequency with no response. [I] looked up frequency on garmin for ATC - which listed atlanta center on 120.45. Called 120.45 and while talking to a controller on that frequency heard a call on the number 2 radio on guard (121.5) to call atlanta center on 125.5; which I then did. Problem is poor radio reception on jacksonville center frequencies. I suspect they had been calling me to have me change frequencies to another controller; but I could not hear them by the time they called. [I] had same problem 3 days later on return flight in same 100 - 150 mile area of flight: jacksonville center was not readable except with squelch turned up high at certain times (as I was prepared this time for the problem). Solution: get more transmitters or towers for jax center in southwestern georgia.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: General Aviation pilot described multiple contact attempts with ZJX. The reporter suggested more ATC radio equipment be installed in Southwestern Georgia.

Narrative: I was on Jacksonville Center on flight to Tupelo; MS. I wondered why I had not been handed off when Garmin G1000 moving map displayed we had entered airspace for Atlanta Center. [I] called repeatedly on the Jacksonville Center frequency with no response. [I] looked up frequency on Garmin for ATC - which listed Atlanta Center on 120.45. Called 120.45 and while talking to a Controller on that frequency heard a call on the Number 2 radio on Guard (121.5) to call Atlanta Center on 125.5; which I then did. Problem is poor radio reception on Jacksonville Center frequencies. I suspect they had been calling me to have me change frequencies to another Controller; but I could not hear them by the time they called. [I] had same problem 3 days later on return flight in same 100 - 150 mile area of flight: Jacksonville Center was not readable except with squelch turned up high at certain times (as I was prepared this time for the problem). Solution: Get more transmitters or towers for Jax Center in Southwestern Georgia.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1094870
Time
Date	201306
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZJX.ARTCC
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 62 Flight Crew Total 3960 Flight Crew Type 770
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

General aviation pilot described multiple contact attempts with ZJX. The reporter suggested more ATC radio equipment be installed in southwestern georgia.