W04DP-D RF3 now on air in Southern New Hampshire

[John Bolduc]

My statement that this WBIN microstation and it's two companion stations were operating on a STA from the studio site in Derry NH needs a correction.

I assumed that these three stations were broadcasting from A Street in Derry based on the FCC STA authorization.

Last evening I parked myself with my TV capable laptop just down the street from the studios and got no signal at all on RF 3,4 and 7.

Upon arriving at home, I confirmed the W04DP-D RF3 was indeed on the air. My outdoor antenna was pointed south towards Boston/Providence. I turned the antenna north towards the Derry studio, and then Manchster/Concord and lost the RF3 station and did not pick up a watchable RF4 nor RF7 (there was minor movement of the signal strength indicator).

Upon readjusting my outdoor antenna for RF3 I noticed I needed to be razor sharp in aiming the antenna or not get adequate reception on RF3.
The ideal compass setting for my antenna was pointing the antenna toward Merrill Hill in Hudson, the transmitter site for WBIN. The aiming was also in the general direction of the hill at Rivier College in Nashua, which could be another possible transmitter site for W04DP-D (aka WORK-LP).

Question?  If your STA says you'll be transmitting from Derry, do you have to necessarily be transmitting from Derry, or anywhere in the general region to fullfill the STA requirements?

John B
Londondeery NH