[FQP] FQP tools

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

Hello Chris and all FQPers...

For 2013 I streamlined the tools for users interested in following the 
mobile activity during FQP.

I created a simplified Excel workbook that allows you to view the 
planned itineraries. It contains two worksheets, one for Saturday and 
one for Sunday. Both worksheets have 4 sort buttons. These allow you to 
view the activity in different 'views'; alphabetically by call sign or 
county name, chronologically by time, or numerically by 'least visited 
to most visited' counties. That last view can be important when trying 
to log a 67-county sweep. It provides a 'heads up' on activations, 
giving you the approximate time and call sign to be looking for in those 
rare counties.

You will also find two PDF files that can be printed for reference. 
These list the chronological order that the counties will be activated 
each day.

The information is current as of this afternoon, 15-Apr-2013. I imported 
the data from the web page at: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/cota.php
Please check the FQP website and verify your plan (order) to visit the 
counties is listed correctly. This is the basis used to predict which 
counties will be active throughout the weekend.

Download these files from my DropBox site, here: 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/oyt1i08qf6qjdk0/6QprAp8jhV

I will update these files with any changes a few days prior to FQP.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

P.S. I have a separate tool for *mobile *operators who would like to 
review their previous years logs. It will digest your Cabrillo file and 
tell you the order you visited the counties, how long  you were in each, 
your first contact, the number of QSOs logged, your effective rate, and 
how long it took you to activate the next county. This tool can be 
helpful to compare 'planned', 'perceived', and 'actual' performance as 
you made your way around the state. Let me know if you need help in 
getting your log(s) imported. The *QP- FL Mobile Analyzer* can be 
downloaded from here: *http://tinyurl.com/82en6wd* (Note: import 
Saturday as Log1 and Sunday as Log2)

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On 4/15/2013 8:13 AM, Christopher Blake wrote:
> Hi Bob and Chuck,
> As I am gearing up for FQP (4 hustlers on top of my SUV this year!) I 
> wanted to check in with you both to see if you were planning to 
> support FQP againg with your helpful tools.
> Looking forward to working you both from many counties and on several 
> bands...
> Thanks as always for your tremendous support.
> vy 73,
> Chris, NX4N