[CQ-Contest] 2015 FQP workbook

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

QSO Party enthusiasts and FQPers...

The *Florida QSO Party* is the 4th weekend each April and is fast 
approaching.

My 2015 Florida QSO Party workbook has been completely redesigned to be 
more efficient for users. The following link will take you to the 
download area for your free copy (right click the "*FL Activations*" 
file name):

https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=D96C61FEB759DC6E&id=d96c61feb759dc6e!3809&sc=documents

What used to be multiple worksheets for each day has been consolidated 
into a "Saturday" and a "Sunday" worksheet, obviously dedicated to that 
days' activities. Sort buttons have been added that reorganize the 
tables with a single click.

*Sort 1 *puts all the calls into alphabetic order, and in the order they 
expect to visit the counties (sequence). Use this view to quickly 
determine what county will be activated next by each operator.

*Sort 2 *puts  the table into chronological order. In addition, it shows 
the expected "window of opportunity" (duration) for each county to be 
activated.

*Sort 3 *puts the table into the number of visits expected. You will see 
the counties where only 1 station will visit is highlighted in red, 
drawing your attention that this county will be "rare" on that 
particular day.

*Sort 4 *put the table into county name order. This lets you see who to 
expect, at what time, and for how long when you are looking for a 
particular county.

*REQUISITE: *This workbook runs on Excel 2003 or newer and requires 
"macros" be enabled for the sorting functions to work. Excel security 
needs to be loosened slightly to allow macros to execute. This is a 
normal precaution that avoids malicious code from executing.

As always, the mobile itineraries are subject to change for any variety 
of reasons. And of course this FQP tool is an *operating aide*, not a 
certified guarantee of activity! It can be useful, especially on Sunday 
if you are missing some counties for your sweep. It will give you a 
heads up, who to be listening for, and at what time. And of course, it's 
up to you to determine what band the station will most likely be 
operating at any given moment.

Above all, have *FUN* and good luck working a sweep and collecting this 
years' Spelling Bee stations as well.

If you spot any errors or discover any problems, please email me direct.

Here's the link to the FQP website and rules: 
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

Direct email:  k0rc at arrl.net