[CQ-Contest] Contest Burnout

[w1rm at comcast.net]

Interesting idea Dave and I thank you for it.  One reason I gave up on the
CQ DX Marathon was it was a year-long event.  Twice (perhaps 3 times) I came
in second on CW only and never got so much as an acknowledgment.  I gave up.
Year-long events are not to my liking.


Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1RM at Comcast.net

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+w1rm=comcast.net at contesting.com> On
Behalf Of Dave Edmonds
Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2022 3:16 PM
To: w1rm at comcast.net
Cc: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest Burnout

HI Pete,

If you are looking for a challenge, I would give the State QSO Party
Challenge a try for 2023. Visit stateqsoparty.com for rules etc.

It is a year long competition which includes 47 state/province qso party
contests. As you probably know, each QSO Party contest is uniquely
different. Each state QP is challenging, especially by propagation and
competition. Most contests are one day events, so you don't have to stay on
all weekend. They are very competitive and very CW friendly too.

This is the perfect opportunity to bust out of "contest burnout".

Hope to see your call in the SQP Challenge in 2023.

73 Dave WN4AFP

On Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 8:30 PM <w1rm at comcast.net> wrote:

> I would like to have a serious discussion regarding contest burnout.  
> I'm not interested in nasty or snide comments but rather a real 
> discussion on those, like me, who are suffering from it and have overcome
it.
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> I have been a serious contester since the late 1960s.  I am a CW guy 
> and have won CQWW, ARRL DX, and a bunch of others.  I have been a 
> regular participant in many of the majors for a very long time and 
> have a wall full of plaques for my efforts.
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> After 66 years of contesting, I'm faced with ben there, done that.  At 
> 80 years old, I am not going to win anything, and I know it.  I don't 
> have the stamina.  My station used to be very competitive, and it 
> still is, but I don't do SO2R, I only have one beam/antenna per band.  
> I do have top-grade gear, though.
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> So, I would appreciate some honest thoughts about how to combat 
> contest burnout.
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> Pete Chamalian, W1RM
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> W1RM at Comcast.net
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