A distant station asks for a signal report on a local repeater you monitor. What do you report?

When monitoring a repeater, the signal strength displayed on your radio's S-meter represents the strength of the local repeater's output transmitter, not the distant station communicating through it. Because the repeater re-transmits the distant station's audio at a constant, fixed power level, your S-meter reading will not fluctuate based on the distant station's actual transmitter power or antenna setup. To give a meaningful and accurate report to a distant station using a repeater, you must describe the quality of their audio and how well their signal quiets the repeater receiver, rather than quoting an irrelevant local S-meter reading.