2 airports within 62 mi of each other have same AWOS frequency with overlap interference. Neither un...

Attributes
ACN	213433
Time
Date	199206
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ood
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : wri
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 11300 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	213433
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While ferrying our aircraft from phl to N44 (robert J miller airpark in toms river, nj) at 5000 ft, we attempted to copy the AWOS-3 at N44 on 119.87 MHZ, only to hear a garble of crosstalk on that frequency. The flight took only 14 min, and it took me 5 of them just to copy the AWOS. We then flew from N44 to dca. Trying to discover the problem with the AWOS on that leg, as we proceeded toward sie VORTAC, we began to understand the problem when we heard 'cape may county airport' on the same frequency. Why would 2 airports within 62 NM of each other, (I measured it!), both with AWOS, be assigned the same frequency of 119.87? On our return flight from dca to N44 we had the same problem: we could not copy the AWOS-3 at N44 until we were almost on top of it due to crosstalk from the AWOS at wwd, which we flew near on our return. Please have one of those frequencys changed! Thanks!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 ARPTS WITHIN 62 MI OF EACH OTHER HAVE SAME AWOS FREQ WITH OVERLAP INTERFERENCE. NEITHER UNDERSTANDABLE.

Narrative: WHILE FERRYING OUR ACFT FROM PHL TO N44 (ROBERT J MILLER AIRPARK IN TOMS RIVER, NJ) AT 5000 FT, WE ATTEMPTED TO COPY THE AWOS-3 AT N44 ON 119.87 MHZ, ONLY TO HEAR A GARBLE OF CROSSTALK ON THAT FREQ. THE FLT TOOK ONLY 14 MIN, AND IT TOOK ME 5 OF THEM JUST TO COPY THE AWOS. WE THEN FLEW FROM N44 TO DCA. TRYING TO DISCOVER THE PROBLEM WITH THE AWOS ON THAT LEG, AS WE PROCEEDED TOWARD SIE VORTAC, WE BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM WHEN WE HEARD 'CAPE MAY COUNTY ARPT' ON THE SAME FREQ. WHY WOULD 2 ARPTS WITHIN 62 NM OF EACH OTHER, (I MEASURED IT!), BOTH WITH AWOS, BE ASSIGNED THE SAME FREQ OF 119.87? ON OUR RETURN FLT FROM DCA TO N44 WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM: WE COULD NOT COPY THE AWOS-3 AT N44 UNTIL WE WERE ALMOST ON TOP OF IT DUE TO CROSSTALK FROM THE AWOS AT WWD, WHICH WE FLEW NEAR ON OUR RETURN. PLEASE HAVE ONE OF THOSE FREQS CHANGED! THANKS!

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.

2 airports within 62 mi of each other have same AWOS frequency with overlap interference. Neither understandable.