Controller complaint about radio frequency 132.42 transmitter site problem.

Attributes
ACN	320716
Time
Date	199511
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : txk
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 25000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw tower : pdk
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	320716
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Radio frequency 132.42 in the texarkana-hi sector is unusable in the far southwest parts of the sector below FL250. The transmitter site is at txk. The secondary site, at ZFW, provides coverage, but only via usage of a foot pedal. With the volume of traffic departing eastbound from dfw, this ongoing problem should not continue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT RADIO FREQ 132.42 XMITTER SITE PROB.

Narrative: RADIO FREQ 132.42 IN THE TEXARKANA-HI SECTOR IS UNUSABLE IN THE FAR SW PARTS OF THE SECTOR BELOW FL250. THE XMITTER SITE IS AT TXK. THE SECONDARY SITE, AT ZFW, PROVIDES COVERAGE, BUT ONLY VIA USAGE OF A FOOT PEDAL. WITH THE VOLUME OF TFC DEPARTING EBOUND FROM DFW, THIS ONGOING PROB SHOULD NOT CONTINUE.

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.