[TVARC] Flortida QSO Party - Last Minute Stuff

[Dennis McKinney]

I'm all set to go. See you on the bands Pete....
Dennis N0SMX

On Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 16:05 K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com> wrote:

> Reminder again – FQP starting at noon tomorrow!  And late info just
> received from last week’s Georgia QSO Party is that they got over 600 logs
> submitted, even without mobiles – a new record.  So activity ought to be
> off the charts for the FQP.
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> A few details to consider:
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> Even if you want to enter the CW-only category, if things slow down
> there’s no problem with going up the band, dusting off that microphone, and
> making a few contacts on SSB.  (I tell you this because I’m planning to use
> both modes)!  The log checkers will ignore any mode different from your
> claimed class.
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> You may encounter a few stations that seem as if they’re mobiles, since
> you may have worked them earlier in one county, but now they claim a
> different county.  Well, these guys are not really mobile.  Instead, the
> contest sponsor has set up “virtual” mobile stations.  These are callsigns
> being shared, on an hour-by-hour basis, among various fixed stations, to
> try and expand the number of Florida stations to be worked, and try and
> make up for the fun of following mobiles around.  BTW, the previous years’
> Mobile Windows have been suspended, so you may disregard them.
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> And finally, there’s an online scoreboard.  This is totally optional, but
> it’s a fun way to see how others are doing, in real-time.  You can also see
> a club listing of just TVARC folks, so it may be fun to give that a shot.
> Two things you’ll need to do:
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> ·         First, go to contestonlinescore.com and register.  Remember
> your login/password, you’ll use it in the next step.  Be sure to put your
> Club as The Villages Amateur Radio Club (it’s already on the list).  You’ll
> be able to see our club score in relation to others, under the Clubs menu
> option.
>
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> ·         Then, set your contest program to broadcast the results.  In
> N1MM+, go to Config > Configure Ports, …> Score Reporting.  Check off
> Report Real-Time Scores to Server.  Make sure that Score Reporting Server
> has “score distributor server.”  Enter that login/password you just created
> and you should be good to go!  Wait five minutes and you can check to see
> that your call is on the list for the Florida QSO Party.
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> One further tip: if you’re using N1MM+, when setting up the program for
> the FQP, the contest type is QSOPARTY.  Lower down there’s a place to enter
> FL for our state and the rest will fall into place.
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> See you soon!  Any questions?
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> 73, Pete, K2PS
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