[FQP] [FCG] KU8E FQP Observations
Jeff Clarke
ku8e at ku8e.com
Wed May 2 14:16:29 PDT 2018
I think I was the only station on from Gulf on SSB too. KN4Y was CW Only.
On 5/2/2018 2:38 PM, WILLIE BABER wrote:
> All I can say is that without ku8e/gul at 1647z on Sunday I would have had 66 counties instead of 67! Thanks Jeff!
>
> 73, Will, wj9b, ID
>
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> On Wed, 5/2/18, n4kmkevin <n4kmkevin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [FCG] KU8E FQP Observations
> To: "Jeff Clarke" <ku8e at ku8e.com>, "FQP" <fqp at kkn.net>, "Florida Contest Group" <fcg at kkn.net>
> Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 11:48 AM
>
>
>
> Jeff,Don't feel bad about your score,
> you helped a lot of guys out. It isn't only about the score,
> it is about helping those guys outside Florida get a sweep,
> and you did just that. 73,Kevin N4Km
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® 4,
> an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jeff Clarke <ku8e at ku8e.com>
>
> Date: 5/2/18 12:48 PM
> (GMT-05:00)
> To: FQP <fqp at kkn.net>,
> Florida Contest Group <fcg at kkn.net>
> Subject: [FCG] KU8E FQP Observations
>
>
> After looking at K8MR's score I'm
> totally disappointed with my effort.
> But after looking at my log I see why
> he beat me so badly. I totally
> screwed up on Sunday and did way too
> much driving compared to operating.
> I kind of winged it on my Sunday route
> because so many people asked me
> on Saturday if I was going to Gulf
> county. I decided to can my Sunday
> route and head over to Gulf. I gave up
> 5-6 counties by doing this. BIG
> MISTAKE ! It was really too far out of
> the way from where I was staying
> on the east side of Tallahassee on
> Saturday night and shouldn't have
> done this.
>
> I had actually planned to do Gulf on
> Saturday night. I spent too much
> time in Liberty. It was hard to leave
> because I had a huge pileup on CW
> and the same thing happened when I went
> to SSB. It was about a 25 mile
> drive from where I was in Liberty to
> Gulf and then back to FL 20 which I
> was going east on to get to
> Tallahassee. I really didn't want to get to
> my hotel in Tallahassee really late. So
> I skipped going to Gulf.
>
> After I checked my log today I realized
> that I only operated 4.25 hours
> on Sunday and spent almost 6 hours
> driving ! Ouch!!!! So if you add up
> everything I really only operated 1/2
> of the FQP - about 10.25 hours.
> 1100 QSO's in 10 hours isn't bad I
> guess.
>
> I now think the best strategy for me to
> maximize my score (and operating
> time) is to just operate from fewer
> counties. Maybe concentrate on those
> rarer counties west of Tallahassee to
> minimize driving time and then
> stay overnight in Panama City. Even
> though I spent a significant amount
> of time in HOL and WAG on Saturday I
> saw many people missed those two.
> Maybe if I had been there at the end on
> 40 meters, they would have
> worked those two counties.
>
> I'm very uncomfortable about operating
> while driving. It's nice K8MR
> records the contest and operates when
> he's driving but I have no desire
> to spend hours transcribing an audio
> file and entering QSO's manually.
> I really wish there was a separate true
> rover category in FQP where you
> could setup an real antenna, make a
> bunch of QSO's and then move on to
> your next county.
>
> Truthfully the best outcome for me
> would be that I could find a 2nd
> driver and the W4AN team would be on
> the air again. But until that
> happens that will not be possible.
>
> 73's Jeff
>
>
> County Operating
> Time Driving
> JAC 38.00
>
>
>
> 25.00
> HOL 60.00
>
>
>
> 27.00
> WAG 46.00
>
>
>
> 66.00 LUNCH
> BAY 53.00
>
>
>
> 35.00
> CAH 43.00
>
>
>
> 42.00
> LIB 75.00
>
>
>
> 32.00
> LEO 58.00
>
> Day 1 TOTAL 373.00
> 227.00
>
>
>
> County Operating
> Time Driving
> WAK 31.00
>
>
>
> 38.00
> WAK 20.00
>
>
>
> 39.00
> FRA 62.00
>
>
>
> 81.00
> GUL 41.00
>
>
>
> 109.00 LUNCH
> CAH 22.00
>
>
>
> 15.00
> LIB 16.00
>
>
>
> 38.00
> GAD 15.00
>
>
>
> 30.00
> JAC 35.00
>
> Day 2 TOTAL 242.00
> 350.00
>
>
> --
> *Jeff Clarke*
> Information Technology Professional
> Ellerslie, Georgia
>
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