Controller claims that frequencys at sector are very poor quality and unusable during various times.

Attributes
ACN	242981
Time
Date	199306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sps
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Route In Use	enroute airway : zfw
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	242981
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

The wichita falls (sps) high sector airspace dimensions are approximately 100 mi by 200 mi. The frequency (single site) range is hardly adequate. Therefore, a remote site is utilized. This remote site had been released for maintenance making full coverage impossible. On jun/wed/93, around XX30 local, the remote frequency site was reported 'repaired' and returned for ATC purposes. (This happens to be a very busy and complex traffic period and the remote frequency site was needed.) immediately after the frequencys were returned, many pilots reported that ATC xmissions were 'breaking up,' 'unreadable,' 'blocked,' or completely 'cut out.' these frequencys have been reported as unacceptable for some time. I strongly feel that if we continue to work with this inadequate and unacceptable equipment (and the agency refuses to reduce the workload and/or complexity) a series of fatal events are inevitable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT FREQS AT SECTOR ARE VERY POOR QUALITY AND UNUSABLE DURING VARIOUS TIMES.

Narrative: THE WICHITA FALLS (SPS) HIGH SECTOR AIRSPACE DIMENSIONS ARE APPROX 100 MI BY 200 MI. THE FREQ (SINGLE SITE) RANGE IS HARDLY ADEQUATE. THEREFORE, A REMOTE SITE IS UTILIZED. THIS REMOTE SITE HAD BEEN RELEASED FOR MAINT MAKING FULL COVERAGE IMPOSSIBLE. ON JUN/WED/93, AROUND XX30 LCL, THE REMOTE FREQ SITE WAS RPTED 'REPAIRED' AND RETURNED FOR ATC PURPOSES. (THIS HAPPENS TO BE A VERY BUSY AND COMPLEX TFC PERIOD AND THE REMOTE FREQ SITE WAS NEEDED.) IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FREQS WERE RETURNED, MANY PLTS RPTED THAT ATC XMISSIONS WERE 'BREAKING UP,' 'UNREADABLE,' 'BLOCKED,' OR COMPLETELY 'CUT OUT.' THESE FREQS HAVE BEEN RPTED AS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SOME TIME. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT IF WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THIS INADEQUATE AND UNACCEPTABLE EQUIP (AND THE AGENCY REFUSES TO REDUCE THE WORKLOAD AND/OR COMPLEXITY) A SERIES OF FATAL EVENTS ARE INEVITABLE.

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.