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Bob:<br>
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Beware! The grate gods of rule making for the Michigan QSO Party
hath spaked: <font color="#ff0000">"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."</font>
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.<br>
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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?<br>
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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.<br>
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Thanks for a FB operating aide. I trust it will NOT be deemed
"external help."<br>
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72/73 de n8xx Hg<br>
QRP >99.44% of the time<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/10/2015 1:23 PM, Robert Chudek -
K0RC wrote:<br>
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<font color="#3333ff">Thanks Scott..<br>
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Here is the link to the current MiQP tools: </font>
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href="https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=D96C61FEB759DC6E&id=d96c61feb759dc6e%213656&sc=documents">https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=D96C61FEB759DC6E&id=d96c61feb759dc6e!3656&sc=documents</a><br>
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As of a few minutes ago, here is a summary I have collected from
the activity reports posted... <br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
Download a copy of this Excel 2003 workbook for free.<br>
<br>
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:k0rc@arrl.net">k0rc@arrl.net</a></font><br>
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