Although I've virtually never operated assisted, I can see one major
attraction: In some parts of the world, those of us with modest
stations can end up with excruciatingly boring low rates, especially
late in a contest. (This has nothing to do with pros/cons of combining
categories.) With assistance, one can potentially make more S&P QSO's,
which does make things more interesting. My own strategy is to just
limit my operating time: When things get boring, I just do something
else. But then, my goal is to ENJOY operating a contest, not
necessarily to win anything. What make it enjoyable is actually making
QSO's, not endlessly tuning around listening to the dupes. On the other
hand, I know that in every contest in which I've made a major effort, a
very large number of operators I didn't work sent in their logs, so a
little help finding them probably would have made things more interesting.
73,
Scott K9MA
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Scott Ellington K9MA
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
k9ma@sdellington.us
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