[CQ-Contest] FW: Sleep and Fatigue on Dxpeditions; looking for a solution!

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

 If you do sleep 90 minute intervals seem to be best.  I believe K5ZD wrote
some articles on this for the NCJ a while back.

Mike W0MU

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One can "cheat" on sleep only for so many (2-3) days, then the fatigue sets
in and weird things happen.

One thing that helps to prolong the staying alert hours is the avoidance of
carbohydrates and sugars. They raise the level of insulin and telegraph the
brain "I want to sleep". Also turkey meat encourages sleepiness. 

I have found huge improvement in contest endurance after doing Dr. Atkins
low carbo diet and staying off the carbos before and during the contest.

Otherwise, you have to decide what is more important on expedition, DXing or
contest and adjust your sleep schedule to charge up some sleep before
contest. Caffeine and some sleep prevention drugs are used by some serious
operators too.

Yuri Blanarovich, K3BU
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