Sat controller expressed concern regarding false beacon codes observed on the stars equipment.

Attributes
ACN	718465
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sat.tower
State Reference	TX
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	controller radar : 2 controller supervisory : 3 flight time total : 200
ASRS Report	718465
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	radar equipment : sat.tower

Narrative:

I reported previously this month on false beacon codes at sat ATCT with stars equipment. Today we had false targets all day long. At one time there were at least 10 false beacon targets around skf AFB making it difficult to read the real data blocks. This was logged on the facility log but I was advised that radar technicians were aware but the radar was fine and that it might be because of the cold front that went through last night. We had false primary targets all day also.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAT CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FALSE BEACON CODES OBSERVED ON THE STARS EQUIP.

Narrative: I RPTED PREVIOUSLY THIS MONTH ON FALSE BEACON CODES AT SAT ATCT WITH STARS EQUIP. TODAY WE HAD FALSE TARGETS ALL DAY LONG. AT ONE TIME THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 FALSE BEACON TARGETS AROUND SKF AFB MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO READ THE REAL DATA BLOCKS. THIS WAS LOGGED ON THE FACILITY LOG BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT RADAR TECHNICIANS WERE AWARE BUT THE RADAR WAS FINE AND THAT IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH LAST NIGHT. WE HAD FALSE PRIMARY TARGETS ALL DAY ALSO.

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.