Hi Don LOL :)
I suggest wearing your old hockey or football helmet
Sleep deprivation is clinically known to lower the seizure threshold in
otherwise healthy individuals
hihihihhi
David
http://www.ve3vid.webs.com/
> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 13:26:54 -0700
> From: aa5au@bellsouth.net
> To: rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] Staying Alert in 48 hour contests
>
> I'm thinking I'm going to have a hard time staying alert for the CQWW RTTY
> Contest. Since I didn't operate this contest last year, I have no idea how
> I'm going to react on little sleep. I'm a big fan of sleep. The most I ever
> operated this contest was 44 hours in 1999 and that was only because 20
> meters was open to EU all night that year. I've noticed that 20 meters has
> been open all night to EU a lot here lately. If that's the case this year, I
> may have to operate more hours than I had hoped. My plan is to sleep 4 hours
> each night. Even if I do that, I'm afraid I won't be fully alert toward the
> end.
>
> A few years ago I switched from Coca Cola to Diet Coke in order to cut down
> on my sugar content (I have high blood sugar but not diabetic). I also like
> to consume a BC Powder every six hours or so to prevent headaches and to get
> some caffeine going. The problem with that is that when it's time to rest,
> the caffeine in the BC powder, combined with being jacked up for the contest
> makes it hard to go to sleep even though I'm physically very tired. I've
> never been a big coffee drinker and actually have quit drinking coffee all
> together. Prescription drugs are out of the question. One thing that helps
> me (I think) is that I tend not to eat big meals during contests. I'm not a
> big eater anyway.
>
> Recently I tried "5 Hour Energy" a couple of times when I was feeling tired
> at work and it really picked me up. I'm thinking about getting a few of
> those and trying them during the contest. The manufacturer recommends no
> more than two drinks a day which means I could do the whole contest on four
> shots (they aren't cheap). I know there are tons of energy drinks on the
> market today. I'm wondering how many contesters might be using them and if
> so, which ones might work best. I'm wondering what others do to stay awake
> and alert during iron man contests like CQWW RTTY?
>
> I certainly don't want to fall asleep at the keyboard with the auto-CQ going
> as one prominent contester did recently. HI HI
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
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