[WWYC] 48h operating

[9A6XX]

Hey dudes,
I've been reading a bit on CQ-Contest reflector about
48hours-non-stop-operating during a contest. As CQWW contests are comming
starting from the end of September (RTTY, SSB, CW) has anyone been thinking
about going SO for whole 48 hours? And how many of you ever did 48h contest?
If anyone did at all?
In this upcoming WW RTTY I'll probably be active with 9A5AEI as a M/S LP
while for WW SSB I have plans to join 9A1P (also with WWYCer IK3UNA in the
team) but for WW CW I plan to stick here at 9A7P and operate SO-48hours for
the first time.

I'd like to hear some expiriences altough maybe you never worked 48 hours in
row. How to stay awake and keep head cold all the time???
All the ideas from jumping up and down in the seat to drinking liters of
beer are welcome.
If you tryed 48hours and you failed what do you think the major problem was?
Not enuf motivation? Wrong food? Not enough sleeping before the contest?
Nobody around you to keep you awake?

>From my expiriences and I've done about 20 full time 24hrs contests I
learned that red bull cant help (that was the biggest mistake as I almost
ended contest in toilet instead of on the air). Fresh food and fruits as
well as cookies works fine with me, and food with sauce or/and meat would
always made me more sleepy.
However, do you take any vitamins or drugs and which are they? hehehe :)
I also tried milk stuff, but that aint working too much either. Gets no good
untill the contest end without fridge active. :)
I know sometimes it really helped when somebody was watching or just being
there beside you to keep you awake but people get bored of watching me in
same position after 10 minutes :)
So,.... come with your toughts, and maybe these days we'll all be able to
play 48 hours and not to halucinate too much during those ones :)

Hrle - 9A6XX

p.s. any YCer plans to be in Zagreb Hamradio Fest for 2 weeks?


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