[Elecraft] RST Reports

[Bill]

Interesting to see several posts on this subject.  My input:  Why, in all contests including Marathon and BW, do we hear nothing but 599???  I would appreciate honest reports, so I know the condition of the band, and the most favorable directions for picking up zones, etc.  If we are not going to give real reports- not pre-programmed into a CW memory-  why don't we just eliminate them altogether as part of the exchange?