Would you like to increase your chances of making a "Clean Sweep" in the
Florida QSO Party this weekend? There are 67 counties that will be activated
and many mobile operators will be driving to remote areas to ensure coverage.
The FLQP website http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/index.html lists their
callsigns, what counties they will activate, and in which order. That's a good
start.
I created a tool that might help you achieve your "Clean Sweep" goal. It can be
downloaded here: http://tinyurl.com/cm5dal
The tool is a 3-page Excel workbook that shows the estimated start time for
each mobile as they activate the counties on their itinerary. (The timestamp is
created from dividing the 10-hour contest period by the number of counties
listed on their itinerary. This method is not foolproof, so remember these are
*estimated* activation times.) That chronological list by each mobile is
helpful, but wait... there's more!
A second worksheet presents the counties in alphabetic order and shows who will
be activating each one and at approximately what time. This can be helpful if
you missed Bay county, for example, the first day. You will quickly see you
have two more shots at it on Sunday. You will also see which mobiles plan to be
there and approximately what time (utc).
The third worksheet provides a quick summary of the 67 counties, their names,
abbreviations, and how many mobiles will visit each one on Saturday, Sunday,
and the total number of visits. You will see some counties only activated on
one day or the other. This should put you on the alert to watch these closely
so they don't slip away. In addition, the counties with 2 or fewer visits are
highlighted to reveal the counties with lower mobile participation.
Remember this tool is based on MOBILE participants only. Fixed stations should
help populate your county list as well. Good luck in your participation in the
Florida QSO Party this weekend!
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
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