Most of the best and well known contesters in the US are probably in their 70’s
and 80’s now. Just about everybody would qualify for the overlay…
73;
Mike
W7VO
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> On Dec 3, 2023, at 7:10 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm 82, been contesting since the 1954 SS, and really don't much care about
> a oldster overlay. I get my kicks from the process of making lots of Qs for
> however long I can, and contributing them to my club's score
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
>> On 12/3/2023 3:48 PM, w1rm@comcast.net wrote:
>> I know we have overlay categories for all sorts of things and that's great.
>> But, I'd like to suggest just one more. For those of us who have been in
>> the game for a very long time, it's hard to compete. Not impossible, mind
>> you. K1ZZ has been at it for 60 years and he can hold with the very best.
>> But, there are others who are in their sunset years who's getup and go has
>> gotten up and went and yet we still get in and do the best we can.
>>
>>
>> My very first contest effort was in 1957 in the Novice Roundup as KN2UTV. I
>> didn't do any more contesting until 1964 when I was working at ARRL HQ and
>> Ellen White offered a trophy for the top HQ score in CW SS.
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts about recognizing the real seniors in the game?
>>
>>
>>
>> Pete Chamalian, W1RM
>>
>> W1RM@Comcast.net
>>
>>
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