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would not pass the STARS performance requirements to certify the system to be used into STARS without coverage improvements. Until funding is secured for a tower raise at ELM, TAMR would be delayed indefinitely. Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) - Identified during FFG (Fusion Focus Group) analysis, OKC radar currently ha s an iss ue with false targets. The TSOG and OESG teams have been folded in to assist readying the issue. Several parameters will be changed and tested to help fix the issues there including PRF changes, ISLS and STC changes. Pensacola, FL (P31) - An ongoing issue with primary only false targets when opening in fusion. Several attempts have been made on the ASR - 11 systems feeding P31 to fix this issue as well as changes to STARS adaptation. While there have been improvements, there have been numerous days where the clutter has been unmanageable. The facility is considering dropping back to single sensor operation until that time that a viable fix and/or optimization effort can be accomplished on the ASR - 11 feeds. Centennial, CO Tower (APA) - The false tag ups at APA are due to false beacon targets that are coming from the Parker (QPK) long - range radar site. CARTS previously masked out these false targets in the past, whereas STARS has a higher s tandard for radar performance. Attempt s made by OSF and TSLE personnel to mask these false targets via STARS adaptation have helped but is not completely successful. There are limits and without a STARS software fix these false targets coming from QPK will continue to clutter the displays unless some optimization is done at the QPK radar site. The QPK radar work effort has started but has taken awhile to get going mainly due to the Center's resistance t o any changes to the QPK radar. Miami, FL (MIA) - The radar will occasionally reconfigure into IBI mode due to an overload caused by mis - wired aircra ft taxiing close to the radar. While the best solution would be to ensure that all aircraft were fixed with regard to the mis - wiring condition (an unrealistic short term approach), analysis uncovered that the second best way to attack t his issue was at the source - i.e. eliminate the overload condition by ceasing these aircraft from replying while taxiing near the antenna. Discussions between AJW - 145 engineering and the ESA OESG team, along with the facility tech ops group, led to the co nclusion that the removal of the Terra Fix at this radar would be the quickes t and most effective solution. An SRM panel will be held soon to accommodate this request. o Provided a response from a radar perspective to the following Question for the Records ( QFR) from the House Appropriations Hearing on FY 2017 Budget to FAA management. The question was as follows: • Topic: Maintenance of Legacy Syst ems and Facilities: Question: What are FAA's most pressing state of good repair needs? o Response -