Bhm controller expressed concern regarding radio coverage for certain locations on the airport.

Attributes
ACN	683992
Time
Date	200601
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm.airport
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	683992
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

An aircraft called on the ground frequency. I heard only static. I asked if the aircraft calling on ground is at FBO; then taxi to runway 24 at taxiway H4. I then observed a C550 taxi to taxiway H and identified the aircraft. This is a long standing problem with all of the tower frequencys at this ramp. Several unsatisfactory condition reports and NASA reports have already been filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BHM CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING RADIO COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN LOCATIONS ON THE ARPT.

Narrative: AN ACFT CALLED ON THE GND FREQ. I HEARD ONLY STATIC. I ASKED IF THE ACFT CALLING ON GND IS AT FBO; THEN TAXI TO RWY 24 AT TXWY H4. I THEN OBSERVED A C550 TAXI TO TXWY H AND IDENTIFIED THE ACFT. THIS IS A LONG STANDING PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE TWR FREQS AT THIS RAMP. SEVERAL UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION RPTS AND NASA RPTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.