By your own admission, most psk qso's are short. In addition, the band can change rapidly, so most of us want to get that report in at the beginning, because you may not get a chance otherwise.
I agree that a generic report of 599 for everyone doesn't do any good. I try to give accurate reports - the true information is much more useful, and if you're getting consistent 599's then you're doing good! Jeff -- KE7ACY CN94ib ----- Original Message ----- From: ekkonl Hello, [snip] Shouldn't the report reflect the quality of the whole QSO, rather than just the beginning? Wouldn't it make more sense to give the report at the end, together with the 73? "RSQ 579, 73, good health, good dx, sk" Or am I just looking at a long standing tradition of giving each other the best possible report, so to be friendly? 73, Eric PD9EL .
