ATC equipment problem communication frequencys OTS.

Attributes
ACN	323830
Time
Date	199512
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zqa
State Reference	FO
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 11
ASRS Report	323830
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The communications sites at nassau 134.8 and 125.7 are OTS. The appropriate ATC sectors at miami ARTCC 59, 60, 61 do not have adequate frequency coverage to serve the aircraft in their sectors. Communications have been effected via relays and using large areas with no communications. The sectors have continued to be operated in a radar environment diminishing safety and increasing the potential for an incident or accident. In addition, due to frequency limitations, sectors 59 and 60 combined cannot be decombined, leading to an overloaded sector during maximum traffic volume. This presents a hazard to the controllers working the position. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the frequencys that failed have been returned to service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB COM FREQS OTS.

Narrative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

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.