I've been following the "most wanted grids" discussion with great interest.
The solution doesn't need to be complicated.
The GridMapper web page is rather plain but almost perfect for my purposes.
I'm a rover and like to explore. I don't have super power, long antennas
(yet), or plan expensive expeditions. But I do like to go places, park on a
hilltop, and hand out grid-candy to all that I can reach.
For my purposes, all I need is some general sense of which grids around me
are the most useful to activate. A list like the GridMapper makes it easy
enough to find nearby grids that are wanted. Thanks for the tip!
For example, I see that DN02-DN05 (Central Oregon) are all near the top of
the list, and within my range on a long weekend. Cool. Now all I need is to
find the time and start driving. ;-)
Barry K7BWH
Seattle CN87xn
barry@k7bwh.com
www.k7bwh.com/rover.html
-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Jon Pearl - W4ABC
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 2:04 PM
To: (Radio) VHF Contesting
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Most wanted grids
Johan, WG7J sent me an email informing me that he has just updated his
Gridmapper <http://wg7j.reinalda.net/gridmapper/gridmapper.php>
http://wg7j.reinalda.net/gridmapper/gridmapper.php
application to show totals of running cumulative numbers for each grid
square worked and/or confirmed by reporting operators.
<http://wg7j.reinalda.net/gridmapper/gridmapper.php>
http://wg7j.reinalda.net/gridmapper/gridmapper.php
While the application doesn't 'solely' take into consideration leader board
operator needs or likewise, the needs of those who are geographically
challenged, it acts as a great barometer indicative of what grid squares are
being worked/confirmed more often and what grid squares are being
worked/confirmed less often from the logbooks of all reporting users.
73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC
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