[CQ-Contest] Sweep the FLQP this weekend... this Excel tool will help!

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

I created and posted the 2010 FLQP Mobile Schedule in Excel 2003 format. This tool can help participants achieve a 67-county sweep. There are four worksheets in the workbook; three reports and the source data:

1) By Time - This report shows the sequential clock time and which counties are being activated by which mobile stations. For example, when it's 19:30 on Saturday, you can determine which mobiles are activating which counties.

2) By County - This report shows the alphabetical list of counties and at what times it will be activated by which mobile stations. The sequence number shows the county number in the itinerary of the mobile station. For example, if you still need Pinellas county on Sunday you can look to see the ETA of the four opportunities to work that county.

3) County Visits - This reports shows the alphabetical list of all counties, their abbreviation, how many mobiles will activate the county on Saturday, Sunday, and in total. Counties with 2 or less activations are highlighted in yellow to draw attention to this fact. Counties not activated by any mobile stations are highlighted in red. For example, no mobile stations will visit Pinellas county on Saturday, so if a fixed station has not been logged the first day, there are only 4 "chances" of a mobile contact on Sunday. The right side of this worksheet shows the itineraries with the ETA's for each mobile.

4) Source Data - This worksheet is the raw data and calculation scratch-pad used to compile the information for the first three worksheets.

The data used to compile the listings was retrieved from the FLQP website. A general assumption was made that mobile stations would participate the full 10-hours in each segment. The county activations were then calculated by dividing the number of counties listed into the 10-hour contest period. The ETA for each succeeding county was determined by adding this time to the previous ETA. The workbook further assumes all mobile stations will begin operating at 16:00 on Saturday and 12:00 on Sunday.

I posted this workbook and the DOC file on my website: http://tinyurl.com/26vjdcd Download your free copy!

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN