C172 pilot experienced frequency congestion on the CTAF and unicom frequencys at sgj.

Attributes
ACN	466642
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sgj.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : vacating altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 195 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	466642
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Airport
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

On a pleasure flight from craig municipal, to st augustine, upon reaching the airport advisory area, communication was difficult. Xtalk was terrible! (And has been in the past). This problem occurs in a variety of aircraft throughout the traffic pattern as well. In looking at a sectional, the pilot noticed several airports all have the same unicom/CTAF frequencys. Would it be possible to change the frequencys so that these very busy uncontrolled fields can have communication easy to hear, and make it easier to participate in the advisory frequency? Right now, human error of not stating which airport the pilot is operating at makes it difficult for other pilots to understand where other aircraft are located. Also, because some of these airports have the same runway numbers, further confusion results.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT EXPERIENCED FREQ CONGESTION ON THE CTAF AND UNICOM FREQS AT SGJ.

Narrative: ON A PLEASURE FLT FROM CRAIG MUNICIPAL, TO ST AUGUSTINE, UPON REACHING THE ARPT ADVISORY AREA, COM WAS DIFFICULT. XTALK WAS TERRIBLE! (AND HAS BEEN IN THE PAST). THIS PROB OCCURS IN A VARIETY OF ACFT THROUGHOUT THE TFC PATTERN AS WELL. IN LOOKING AT A SECTIONAL, THE PLT NOTICED SEVERAL ARPTS ALL HAVE THE SAME UNICOM/CTAF FREQS. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE FREQS SO THAT THESE VERY BUSY UNCTLED FIELDS CAN HAVE COM EASY TO HEAR, AND MAKE IT EASIER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVISORY FREQ? RIGHT NOW, HUMAN ERROR OF NOT STATING WHICH ARPT THE PLT IS OPERATING AT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR OTHER PLTS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE OTHER ACFT ARE LOCATED. ALSO, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ARPTS HAVE THE SAME RWY NUMBERS, FURTHER CONFUSION RESULTS.

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.