[FQP] FQP tools

[Christopher Blake]

Way cool, Bob- thank you so much!
Sure appreciate all the support you give us each year to make FQP even
better.


vy 73,
Chris, NX4N :-)


On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc at citlink.net>wrote:

>  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)
>
>  ------------------------------
> 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
>
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