[MiQP-Mail] KK9K/M has submitted MiQP Plans

[Hank Greeb]

Bob:

Beware! The grate gods of rule making for the Michigan QSO Party hath 
spaked: "Thou shalt NOT use external help, such as reverse beacon 
network, DX Clusters, et. nausea, on the pain of being thrown into the 
wolves of multi-op competition." Whether your "operating aid" of posting 
"approximate arrival times" would be considered external help is not to 
be judged by me. However, one might wish to run the though through the 
"grate gods of rule making" to be absitively sure.

But, if your tools would help folks make a "clean sweep" this might be a 
milestone.  I recent years at least, I don't remember anyone making 
contact with all 83 counties we have in Michigan.  Maybe 81 or 82.  Of 
course my memory may be failing, since onset of Alzheimer's or other 
dementia is imminent at my age, so a clean sweep may have already been 
made.  I do know that some state QSO Parties encourage their mobiles to 
use APRS spotting, and have aids to show the actual locations of the 
mobiles as they traverse their routes.  We in Michigan seem to be 
Luddites in this respect, but who am I to say?

I'll be pounding the brass (presuming my left foot is still functioning 
on the 18th) and croaking at that funny thing called a microphone (if I 
can find it amongst the other seldom used accessories in the shack) on 
April 18.  I'll be using the special event call N8F, in honor of Fisk 
Knob,the highest point in KENT county, from which I hope to operate.

Thanks for a FB operating aide.  I trust it will NOT be deemed "external 
help."

72/73 de n8xx Hg
QRP >99.44% of the time

On 4/10/2015 1:23 PM, Robert Chudek - K0RC wrote:
> Thanks Scott..
>
> Here is the link to the current MiQP tools: 
> https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=D96C61FEB759DC6E&id=d96c61feb759dc6e!3656&sc=documents
>
> As of a few minutes ago, here is a summary I have collected from the 
> activity reports posted...
>
> Of the 83 Michigan counties, 38 of them have been posted. 7 of those 
> counties will enjoy two "visits", whether by a Fixed station or a 
> Mobile station. There are no counties with 3 visits, and as it stands 
> right now, 45 of the 83 have no commitments.
>
> The value of the workbook is helping achieve a county sweep. You can 
> also track the mobile operators during the contest period. It predicts 
> the approximate "activation time" and "duration of visit" for each 
> county they will visit. For example, if you have not worked 
> Schoolcraft county, you will know when to expect KK9K/m to arrive and 
> the window of opportunity to find and work him.
>
> I gather the source information from this reflector and any messages 
> sent direct to me. I have 3 mobile routes entered right now. More 
> stations and mobile plans would enhance the effectiveness of helping 
> participants log a Michigan county sweep. It's not too late to provide 
> information.
>
> Download a copy of this Excel 2003 workbook for free.
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
> k0rc at arrl.net

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