[FQP] FQP tools

[Christopher Blake]

Looks great, Chuck- thanks!

73,
Chris, NX4N

On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Charles Sanders <no5w.chuck at gmail.com>wrote:

>  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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