Pilot claims there is a radio dead spot at the run up pad at fai.

Attributes
ACN	175630
Time
Date	199104
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fai
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Route In Use	departure other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	175630
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

The south end of taxiway alpha at fai in the holding area for aircraft awaiting departure has a dead spot when aircraft cannot transmit to tower because fai tower cannot receive the aircraft xmissions. Some day an aircraft will have or see an emergency that cannot be transmitted to tower because of this a 'dead spot.' it seems hard to believe this condition cannot be corrected before it results in a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT CLAIMS THERE IS A RADIO DEAD SPOT AT THE RUN UP PAD AT FAI.

Narrative: THE S END OF TXWY ALPHA AT FAI IN THE HOLDING AREA FOR ACFT AWAITING DEP HAS A DEAD SPOT WHEN ACFT CANNOT XMIT TO TWR BECAUSE FAI TWR CANNOT RECEIVE THE ACFT XMISSIONS. SOME DAY AN ACFT WILL HAVE OR SEE AN EMER THAT CANNOT BE XMITTED TO TWR BECAUSE OF THIS A 'DEAD SPOT.' IT SEEMS HARD TO BELIEVE THIS CONDITION CANNOT BE CORRECTED BEFORE IT RESULTS IN A PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.