[UK-CONTEST] GW3NJW CQWW CW SOAB HP

[Dave Sergeant]

Well I must have done something right (speaking as someone in their 
mid-fifties)...

I turned in around 9.30 on Friday night, with the rig already set up 
and working. Woke up naturally at 1am (having decided to miss the 
first frantic hour). Breaks for breakfast (30 mins), lunch (45 mins) 
and tea (30 mins) each day -I don't have another half to cook the 
meals, so have to do that as well, and I eat my normal traditional 
fayre (but not a Sunday roast this week). Saturday evening turned in 
around 11pm and (with no particular intention of getting up early) 
woke at 2.30. Stayed on to the bitter end (then collapsed). Still 
seem wide awake today... No alcohol or pills or whatever either...

Maybe in a couple of years the effect will come in...

73 Dave G3YMC

On 29 Nov 2004 at 13:56, Chris Burbanks wrote:

> Similar prob here Clive. Went to bed at 2100 Friday to try and build
> up some sleep reserve that I hadn't managed in the week and slept till
> 0300. Went tired at 0600 so had a further 2.5 hours, operated from
> 0830 to 2330 when I decided to take a rest. Slept right through until
> 0730 !!! Don't even do that on a normal night. I guess three days of
> manual labour working on house improvements didn't help! On Sunday had
> a major problem with an intermittent on receive. Sounded as though the
> antenna was becoming dissed. Had to give up at 1600. Well that's my
> excuses for a paltry 1400 Qs.
> 
> What I really suspect is that it is no use starting to do 48 hour
> contests in your late 50s. I needed to get into these things 20 years
> ago but was never really that interested, so lifestyle dictates that
> Friday evening is for relaxing not starting a contest at midnight.


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