Prc controller expressed concern regarding long standing static radio problem.

Attributes
ACN	608187
Time
Date	200402
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : military controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 9 controller radar : 6 controller supervisory : 9 controller time certified in position1 : 11
ASRS Report	608187
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : prc.tower

Narrative:

Traffic complexity and workload increased significantly during the days preceding the event and on the days of the event. Prescott tower has had documented radio problems, especially on the frequency 121.7 our only ground control frequency, for at least the past two years. Obviously the problem became magnified with the increased work load of the event. The procedure designed for the event required all non-event departures and arrs to utilize runway 21R; this required an unusually high number of aircraft to cross runway 21L. The radio reception on ground control was poor to unacceptable as controllers had to attempt to listen to weak, static filled xmissions, trying to verify runway assignments, hold short instructions and runway crossing instructions. Without properly tuned equipment we as controllers are putting our careers at risk, but more importantly putting our customers at far greater risk. The problems with our radios have persisted for too long and are unsafe and unacceptable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRC CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING LONG STANDING STATIC RADIO PROB.

Narrative: TFC COMPLEXITY AND WORKLOAD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE DAYS PRECEDING THE EVENT AND ON THE DAYS OF THE EVENT. PRESCOTT TWR HAS HAD DOCUMENTED RADIO PROBS, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREQ 121.7 OUR ONLY GND CTL FREQ, FOR AT LEAST THE PAST TWO YEARS. OBVIOUSLY THE PROB BECAME MAGNIFIED WITH THE INCREASED WORK LOAD OF THE EVENT. THE PROC DESIGNED FOR THE EVENT REQUIRED ALL NON-EVENT DEPS AND ARRS TO UTILIZE RWY 21R; THIS REQUIRED AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF ACFT TO CROSS RWY 21L. THE RADIO RECEPTION ON GND CTL WAS POOR TO UNACCEPTABLE AS CTLRS HAD TO ATTEMPT TO LISTEN TO WEAK, STATIC FILLED XMISSIONS, TRYING TO VERIFY RWY ASSIGNMENTS, HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS AND RWY XING INSTRUCTIONS. WITHOUT PROPERLY TUNED EQUIP WE AS CTLRS ARE PUTTING OUR CAREERS AT RISK, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY PUTTING OUR CUSTOMERS AT FAR GREATER RISK. THE PROBS WITH OUR RADIOS HAVE PERSISTED FOR TOO LONG AND ARE UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE.

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.