I'm skeptical about that, Mike - my peak time spent in a contest was
CQWW back on the early 2000s, at about 37 hours. I have trouble doing
half that now - not the way to win, even if I had a station like I did
then.
73, Pete N4ZR
On 12/3/2023 10:33 PM, Mike Ritz wrote:
Most of the best and well known contesters in the US are probably in their 70’s and
80’s now. Just about everybody would qualify for the overlay…
73;
Mike
W7VO
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On Dec 3, 2023, at 7:10 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR<pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm 82, been contesting since the 1954 SS, and really don't much care about a
oldster overlay. I get my kicks from the process of making lots of Qs for however
long I can, and contributing them to my club's score
73, Pete N4ZR
On 12/3/2023 3:48 PM,w1rm@comcast.net wrote:
I know we have overlay categories for all sorts of things and that's great.
But, I'd like to suggest just one more. For those of us who have been in
the game for a very long time, it's hard to compete. Not impossible, mind
you. K1ZZ has been at it for 60 years and he can hold with the very best.
But, there are others who are in their sunset years who's getup and go has
gotten up and went and yet we still get in and do the best we can.
My very first contest effort was in 1957 in the Novice Roundup as KN2UTV. I
didn't do any more contesting until 1964 when I was working at ARRL HQ and
Ellen White offered a trophy for the top HQ score in CW SS.
Any thoughts about recognizing the real seniors in the game?
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1RM@Comcast.net
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