Thanks, Ed. I do the FT8 WW Digi contest but as a single-band affair. I can't
stay awake for 24 hours anymore (:-<). I've done single band 20 since the
first one but this year, with conditions being so good, I switched to 15.
I have not done the NAQP until this year but when I tried it, I found it to be
very much like the old CD Parties that I really enjoyed back in the 60s.
Perhaps I'll pay more attention to that one.
I guess part of this is just facing the fact that I am getting older. Hitting
80 in August is a little mind-blowing in a way.
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1RM@Comcast.net
-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+w1rm=comcast.net@contesting.com> On Behalf
Of Ed W0YK
Sent: Saturday, December 3, 2022 8:05 AM
To: w1rm@comcast.net; CQ-Contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest Burnout
Hi Pete. For me, avoiding contest burnout has been due to enjoying the
operating more than the result of winning. I've never felt my operating was
perfect, so there's always been the challenge of improvement. CW is my
favorite mode, but I also enjoy RTTY. SSB and FT8 are nice for some diversion.
I think this helps avoid burnout.I'm only 75 though, with 6 decades of
contesting, so maybe I'll reach burnout yet!73,Ed W0YK
-------- Original message --------From: w1rm@comcast.net Date: 12/2/22 17:31
(GMT-08:00) To: CQ-Contest@contesting.com Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contest Burnout
I would like to have a serious discussion regarding contest burnout. I'mnot
interested in nasty or snide comments but rather a real discussion onthose,
like me, who are suffering from it and have overcome it. I have been a serious
contester since the late 1960s. I am a CW guy andhave won CQWW, ARRL DX, and a
bunch of others. I have been a regularparticipant in many of the majors for a
very long time and have a wall fullof plaques for my efforts. After 66 years of
contesting, I'm faced with ben there, done that. At 80years old, I am not
going to win anything, and I know it. I don't have thestamina. My station
used to be very competitive, and it still is, but Idon't do SO2R, I only have
one beam/antenna per band. I do have top-gradegear, though. So, I would
appreciate some honest thoughts about how to combat contestburnout
. Pete Chamalian, W1RMW1RM@Comcast.net
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