CTLR RPTS THAT A RADAR SITE HAS NUMEROUS FALSE TARGETS.

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THE AMA RADAR SITE IS CAUSING NUMEROUS FALSE TARGETS TO APPEAR N OF AMA. THIS IS CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF A TARGET IS FALSE; OR IF IT IS A REAL MODE C INTRUDER. SEVERAL TIMES A FALSE TARGET HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE MODE C INTRUDER PATCH; AND HAS CAUSED A TA WITH A KNOWN ACFT. ON MAR/XA/93; I ISSUED A DSCNT CLRNC TO AN ACR X FLT BECAUSE OF A TA ON A MODE C INTRUDER. JUST AFTER ISSUING THE DSCNT; THE MODE C INTRUDER TARGET DISAPPEARED; IT WAS A FALSE TARGET. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST ONE OTHER INCIDENT SIMILAR TO MINE. ON MAR/XB/93; THERE WERE 30 FALSE TARGETS RPTED; AND ON MAR/XC/93; THERE WERE 16 RPTED. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE THAT THE CTLRS DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RECORD. THESE FALSE TARGETS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD; AND HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR A LONG TIME. THEY HAVE WORKED ON THE SYS; BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE MUCH OF A PRIORITY. MY CONCERN IS THAT ONE TIME; THERE WILL BE A 'REAL' MODE C INTRUDER; BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY FALSE TARGETS; THE CTLR WILL CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT; AND SAFETY WILL BE COMPROMISED.