Plain-language answer: PSK Reporter collects automated reception reports from participating digital-mode software and displays where particular signals were decoded.
Why operators care
A report confirms reception at one station with its own antenna, noise, software, and timing; it does not prove a two-way path or guaranteed coverage.
Set it up correctly
Check report age, band, mode, sender and receiver grids, repeated observations, and your transmitted callsign and power data.
The common mistake
Treating one remote decode as a calibrated measurement of antenna gain.
Operating boundary
Current regulations, service documentation, satellite status, software versions, and the complete station’s continuous-duty limits control. Online reports are observations, not guaranteed link performance.
