[W6DCS]

If you want to get a spot at Shaver you have to either write or fax in your request. The best way to get what you want is to send a fax in the last week of December. They process those the first week in January. The best part is they don't process them in the order received, they just process them by what is on top of the stack, so you have as good a chance of getting the spot anyone else wants.

When I went up I ID'ed every 15-20 minutes, and heard no one else. What surprised me was that I monitored the Shaver repeater, and 52 while I was there, and talked with 2 locals on the repeater. It was quiet the rest of he time.

I was going to join the local club, not sure how the internal personalities are. I have belonged to some really good clubs, and some that were so politically charged that nothing was done. Until I know how the club runs, I decided to take a wait and see attitude.