[CQ-Contest] 2020 FQP - EXCITING LATE BREAKING SPECIAL Announcement!!!

[Christopher Blake]

Jim,
I believe the term Virtual is throwing some people.

This is simply each trustee of a call in our program authorizing seven
Control Ops to operate that call from their home stations (each of in a
unique county) on a rotating basis every hour.
I am in HIL County, so all 10 VM Calls will be on the air from my home in
HIL.  When it my turn to be the Control Op for K4OJ, I will be signing
K4OJ/HIL for that hour.  Next hour, I may be operating K4KG/HIL, next hour
N4TO/HIL and so on each hour.
The other control ops will be doing the same.
None of us are using the same VM call at the same time - If I am on using
K4OJ/HIL, no one else is using that call for that hour.

Got it?

So, this program will not fill in any imaginary counties - it will only
allow more calls/counties in this program to be chased.
The reason we call this Virtual Mobiles (VM) program is that, to the
Out-of-Florida ops, they will see these 10 calls changing counties, similar
to if they were mobiles.  They are not actually mobile though - just
passing call signs around among Control Ops.

Hope this helps.

vy 73/OJ,
Chris, NX4N

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 1:50 PM Jim Janack <n2jj at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Sounds nice. Any estimate when the virtual mobiles will activate
> Washington county?
>
> Jim N2JJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Christopher Blake <cqdenx4n at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Apr 22, 2020 12:02 PM
> >To: "CQ-Contest at contesting.com" <cq-contest at contesting.com>,
> contest-update at arrl.org
> >Cc: "George I. Wagner" <giwagner at k5kg.com>, "K1TO, Dan" <k1to at aol.com>,
> Chris Plumblee <chris.plumblee at gmail.com>
> >Subject: [CQ-Contest] 2020 FQP - EXCITING LATE BREAKING SPECIAL
> Announcement!!!
> >
> >Hi FQP Mobile Chasers,
> >
> >We have a very exciting announcement to amp up the FQP fun for you!
> >
> >
> >
> >Do you want to chase '*VIRTUAL* Mobiles' in FQP?  *NO PROBLEM!*
> >
> >
> >
> >Please see below, and get ready for THE Party!
> >
> >
> >
> >*2020 FQP - So Bright, you gotta wear Shades! *
> >
> >😎
> >
> >
> >
> >Vy 73/OJ,
> >
> >Chris, NX4N
> >
> >FQP FIST of FURY
> >
> >*---------------------------------*
> >
> >
> >
> >*ANNOUNCEMENT - FAST & FURIOUS FUN!*
> >
> >*To partially fill the gap of our missing mobiles/expeditions this year,*
> we
> >have devised a special 2020 FQP limited
> >
> >*‘Virtual Mobiles’ program* for you to chase 10 ‘Virtual Mobiles’ (*VM*'s)
> >around our state.
> >
> >Each of the VM’s will have a unique call and will be staffed in hourly
> >rotations by fixed station control ops in different FL counties.
> >
> >For example:
> >
> >A VM with call K4OJ will be on air as:
> >
> >Hour 1 - K4OJ/HIL
> >
> >Hour 2 – K4OJ/MTE
> >
> >Hour 3 – K4OJ/MAO
> >
> >Etc.
> >
> >
> >
> >Another example VM with call NX4N will be on the air as:
> >
> >Hour 1 – NX4N/ORA
> >
> >Hour 2 – NX4N/LAK
> >
> >Hour 3 – NX4N/VOL
> >
> >Etc.
> >
> >And so on for each VM…
> >
> >
> >
> >Each VM will rotate through 7 unique counties throughout the contest. And
> >there will be 10 unique VM’s-  that’s 10 unique calls each activating 7
> >counties (3 calls will be silent each hour).   They will generally be
> >available on both cw and phone and on multiple bands for each county.
> >
> >
> >These are the VM's you can listen for as they change counties hourly:
> >
> >
> >   - *K4KG*
> >   - *K4OJ*
> >   - *N4AO*
> >   - *N4EEB *
> >   - *N4KM*
> >   - *N4TO*
> >   - *NN4FL*
> >   - *NX4N*
> >   - *W4FCG*
> >   - *W4WF*
> >
> >
> >The beauty of this program is that it is run by real fixed stations giving
> >out real county exchanges.
> >
> >For example, one hour I (NX4N) will be the Control Op for K4OJ at my home
> >station in HIL, so for that hour I'll sign K4OJ/HIL.  The next hour I'll
> be
> >the Control Op for K4KG/HIL, and so on.  Each time I use a VM call I give
> >out the County I'm in (HIL).  This happens in similar fashon for the other
> >Control Ops in their own Counties.
> >
> >All QSO's with the VM's are from *valid Counties *and count for County
> >awards and FQP scores.  While is doesn't replace the mobiles and the
> >counties they cover, it will definitely give our Out-Of-State friends a
> >more enhanced chase!
> >
> >
> >The VM’s were designed with the sole purpose of making a great chase for
> >*you*!  You will search and pounce these  stations just like you would
> >regular mobiles, and their counties will count toward your final score and
> >sweep.
> >
> >*Good Hunting in those fast and furious pileups!*
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