[RTTY] Staying Alert in 48 hour contests

[Roger Cooke]

I think anybody that even toys with the idea of sitting in front of 
a transceiver
for 48 hours continuously is a bit sad, to put it politely.

That's probably why I shall never win one of these contests. Like 
Shelby, I think
that life is more important. I do burn midnight oil sometimes, but I 
think it is
dangerous to deprive oneself of that amount of sleep. It was a means 
of torture
and has been practised as such in the last decade or so in some 
instances. To do it
willingly seems pointless.

Just my opinion guys!!!!!

73 de Roger, G3LDI

On 10/09/2011 09:18, Shelby Summerville wrote:
> I find that getting 6-7 hours of sleep each night, works well for me.
> Obviously it limits my operating time, but I'm more concerned about my "well
> being" than I am operating time. In the 30 years that I've been contesting,
> I can't remember one instance where I seriously considered going without
> sleep, for 48 hours.
>
> C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
>
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