[FQP] FQP tools

[Charles Sanders]

The maps for the mobile routes are now ready based on the info that was on
the FQP site 4/16/2013. I'll continue to review the info to pick any
additional mobiles. If you make changes or add routes or notice any errors
in the maps it would be helpful if you would drop me an email alerting me
to that effect. The last update will probably be Thursday 4/25 since I will
be headed to the panhandle the next day.

All that remains is for the link on the FQP Counties on the Air page to be
changed to

http://www.no5w.com/FQP2013_AnnouncedPlans.html

73/Chuck/NO5W



On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Christopher Blake <cqdenx4n at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks Chuck!  Great news to learn you'll be joining in the /m fun this
> year!
>
> vy 73,
> Chris, NX4N :-)
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Charles Sanders <no5w.chuck at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Chris --
>>
>> Yes I plan to publish maps again this year and I am also planning to be
>> mobile. I should be posting the first version by the end of this week.
>>
>> Please change my email address to no5w.chuck at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 7:32 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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>>
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