[CQ-Contest] [WRTC2006] KC7V's SECOND lesson

[Jim Neiger]

Thoughtful words, John.

I try to consume enough Gatorade during the contests to ensure I'm taking
plenty of pee breaks.

Also, for SSB, usually I parallel footswitches and make sure I can alternate
between feet, to at least get some movement of legs, from time to time.

Yes, the short operators have an advantage I guess.  I have yet to figure
out how I can operate standing up.

Thank God, Mike is OK.  I spoke with him in his hospital bed Sunday, and he
was definitely in good spirits, and assured me he'd be ready to join the
Voo-Dudes again in November to TZ.

73

Jim Neiger  N6TJ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W0UN" <shr at swtexas.net>
To: "WRTC 2006" <wrtc2006 at wrtc2006.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:50 PM
Subject: [WRTC2006] KC7V's SECOND lesson


>I am very glad to hear that Mike, KC7V, is doing much better after
> his medical emergency with pulmonary embolus, associated with
> his flight from Brazil.
>
> Obviously there is an important lesson here about being sedentary
> on long airline flights.  But there is also a secondary lesson that should
> be mentioned.  Our hobby of radio contesting is not all that much
> different from extended airline flights.  And it probably has some risk
> for the same type of medical problem.
>
> I am always impressed with someone who can stay "in the chair" for
> extended periods of time in a 48 hour contest.  But it should be clear
> from Mike's recent experience that some form of regular exercise
> should be done while operating.  And this is only compounded by
> the demands of SO2R, where you minimize your periods of lessened
> activity, where you might be able to stretch a bit for a few moments.
>
> I have always liked using a foot switch for T/R -- but that forces you
> to keep at least one foot in the same position all of the time.  So I
> may reconsider how I operate.  I have watched W0UA operate at
> times while standing up, but then he is not as tall as I am so it is
> not that much of problem for him to reach the controls and keyboard
> when he is standing!    ;-)
>
> Even ideas of an operating table with a hydraulic lift come to mind.
> Anything that would force some sort of regular change of position
> to help minimize the possibility of blood clots.  We are all getting
> older and we need to be a bit more careful!
>
> 73--John  W0UN
>
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