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[CQ-Contest] Florida QSO Party Helper...

To: <info@floridaqsoparty.org>, <cq-contest@contesting.com>, "Minnesota Wireless Association" <mwa@w0aa.org>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Florida QSO Party Helper...
From: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Reply-to: Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:16:25 -0500
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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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