[UK-CONTEST] Operating a 24 hour contest and staying awake?

[Keith Maton]

Ahh yes, but without trying it, how do I know? :-)

I did 21 of the 24 hours in VHF NFD but only took a break because I was operating entirely S&P in the FS section and was just bored tuning up and down the band hearing the same voices over and over again.

73
Keith, G6NHU


On 30 Aug 2010, at 22:37, David G3YYD wrote:

>  Keith
> 
> You may be one of the lucky 20% of the population, who can stay awake 
> for greater than 24 hours and are still able to concentrate and make 
> good decisions. The other 80% of us are not so lucky and having been 
> awake so long do not perform very well. We have to do some kipping to 
> keep us in top form.
> 
> So a key question is are you one of the minority 20% or the majority 
> 80%? Finding out which you are will decide how you handle it. I suspect 
> because you are asking the question you are in the majority.
> 
> 73 David G3YYD
> 
> On 30/08/2010 21:02, Keith Maton wrote:
>> I'm shortly going to be pulling a full 24 hour operating shift for an SSB contest, do any of the old hands have any hints, tips, suggestions, advice (apart from "don't do it") that would be useful for keeping awake and as alert as possible for the duration?
>> 
>> 73
>> Keith, G6NHU
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