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embrassemoi · 4 years ago

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Surrounded by the Moon and Stars ✷ 22

Pairings: Sirius B, Remus L, [F]Reader CW: Language, angst, violence, blood A/N: thanks for all the comments/asks xx

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Chapter 22: How I'm imaginin' You

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March 15th, 1976

It was just over ten past eleven when they called it a day.

“Night, Reg! I’ll see you later!” Y/N called. Regulus beamed, waving back before scurrying in the direction of the Slytherin common room. For the past week, she had brought him to the small hidden room by the library she found over the winter break. Red and green blankets clashed together on the old couch, pillows and candles, books and even his violin was there. It became their — or mostly his safe place.

She’s kept quiet about their secret meetings, mainly because Regulus seemed so skittish at the mention of other people and simply because he was a Slytherin. It put her into a tricky position considering not many Slytherins were like Regulus — they weren’t nice to those of her blood status. Besides, house rivalry was no joke and honestly, Y/N was confused. What did he mean that he couldn’t be seen with her?

The bitter cold began to subside as April neared. The full moon had risen, nearing its peak as she walked through the empty corridors, way past curfew. Distantly, she could hear footsteps becoming louder but made no move to hide once the student came into view with no prefect or Head Boy or Girl pass. That was until the hunched figure seemed to drift closer, coming into her direct line of view. Once they passed, the student knocked into shoulder roughly, making Y/N stagger back into the rough jagged wall.

Crinkles formed in her skin, frowning. They knocked into her purposely. The first thing she took notice of was their tie, a Slytherin. Of course. But when her eyes continued to drift up, she wasn’t surprised to see who it was: Snape.

“Watch where you’re going,” he says, a nasty leer on his face.

“You better watch yourself. Must be obsessed with me.”

“Is that a threat?” It wasn’t, not really, but Snape’s ego is a fragile, fickle thing.

Snape stands taller, his shoulders squaring to appear intimidating but it does nothing but make Y/N’s lip curl up before suppressing it.

“Seems like it to you.”

Seething, his skin becomes an angry blotchy pink. Greasy hair never mattered to her, some people even rocked it but on Snape — anything on him seemed to irk her. His hair seems to stick to his face and an intrusive thought wiggles in and suddenly, she wants to ring it out — see if enough grease would come out so she could cook with it.

But, she readjusted her vision, observing the tight grip he has on his and that he managed to draw without her noticing. On instinct, Y/N slips her out too, her other hand ready to use wandless magic.

She remembers a long time ago, her mother always told her to never start a fight, but to finish it. She guesses that there wasn’t another other option but to listen.

“You’re foul — wretched trollop —” “What did you just call me?!”

Snape jabs a nasty finger into her shoulder before she slaps it down, hard. “You heard me, trollop. Things were so much better when you weren’t around.” His voice drops low, dripping in venom.

“Could say the same thing. I wonder if Lily knows the way you treat women when she isn’t around.” Y/N dangles the threat above his head for leverage. “I bet she would be in for a real shock if I told her.”

There was an ugly pause.

Snape’s nose flares and she would have backed down but since she hadn’t gotten to defend herself last time around Lily, there was no way she wasn’t going to this time.

Snape steps closer in a challenging manner. Eyes burned strong in detest that she even feels it. His hand trembles, going white from how hard he’s gripping his wand. A wild look crosses; he looks feral — like a rabid dog foaming at the mouth.

A spell is already forming on his tongue before she raises her wand, throwing up a shielding spell she learned. A bright blue sheet, in the shape of an invisible dome explodes from the tip of her wand just as Snape shoots a spell. The curse is powerful, making her knees buckle. It was at that moment she realized that maybe she should’ve just walked away. Y/N was good at defensive charms — great — but not at offence charms and clearly, they were among Snape’s specialties.

As shoots another spell, Y/N focuses and puts all of her concentration into the shielding charm — so strong that it pushes Snape back roughly and an item from his pocket slips out, plummeting to the floor. In strong silver letters that made her skin raise with goosebumps, it read: The Dark Arts. The overpowering sensation of revulsion and outrage fuels her, beginning to shake.

“You’re a fucking freak,” she blurts.

It touched a nerve. “Watch it, you dirty little mudbl —”

Most people (and Y/N would include herself with them) like to think of themselves as rational beings; civil, thoughtful, just, benevolent, humane. However, when things ripped at the seams without a given warning, people — we — are no better than wild animals. Even if you don’t know it, there’s an animal inside all of us, waiting to pounce and protect.

Without a beat, filled with pure adrenaline, hate and shock, the protective spell fell and Y/N stormed up to him, drawing her entire arm back as her fist curled into a ball. In a flurry, she delivered a sharp blow as hard as she could in the nose.

There was a loud cracking sound that ricocheted through the corridor, simultaneously, thick blood gushed out of Snape’s nose like a waterfall. It sprayed all over their robes, the ground and covered her hand.

She winced in pain, flicking her wrist a few times, noting the skin splitting around her knuckles deeply. Her ears rang like a whirling fan, radio static, a hissing radiator as Snape stumbled back, a hand shooting up to stop the bleeding. His eyes were filled with tears.

“Call… me that again…” her breathing was ragging and voice shaky, “And we’ll see what else happens.” Before Snape could retaliate, Y/N spun around and dashed off to the Gryffindor common room.

Her footsteps echoed around as she felt her eyes sting with tears but made sure to squeeze her eyes shut. Out of all people, she wasn’t going to cry because of Snape.

She wasn’t a mu — a mudl — she wasn’t that. She was more than that word.

She needed to tell Lily.

Tears were replaced with anger. There wasn’t a single coherent thought that seemed to force its way out.

Before the Fat Lady had time to ask for the password, Y/N shouted it out, nearly ripping the portrait door off. The force resulted in a large — BANG! — then slammed shut and Y/N distantly heard the portrait yell.

She took a deep breath, bending over while a hand clutched her knee. Distracted, it caused her to miss the familiar boy sitting on the opposite side of the room who stood up.

Her fist began to ache once the shock slowly wore off. A quiet, dejected groan slipped out as she stared at her clothes. She must’ve looked insane.

The sound of the wooden floorboards creaked and Y/N peered up. There, dressed in all black clothing was Sirius, staring at her bewildered. His eyes scanned her entire body, noticing the rusty blood staining her white blouse and hand.

“What the fuck are you looking at?” She gritted out defensively. She wasn’t in the mood to be anywhere near Sirius, let alone hear another insult. Without the ability to think rationally, Y/N wondered if she’d had the restraint to not punch him if he said something idiotic.

Sirius’ brow raised, not expecting that response but didn’t bite back. “I — Merlin — what happened to you? Are you okay?”

Y/N rolled her eyes, attempting to shield herself and moved towards the stairs. “Like you care.”

“I don’t,” he counters quickly. But he sighed, gravitating towards her and lightly grasped her elbow. Y/N turns around harshly, ripping away from him.

“Who do you think you are? Don’t touch me!”

Sirius’ hands raised, signalling submission; similar to a prey to its predator. “I’m not going to hurt you and I’m certainly not going to let you bleed everywhere! Come, sit — I’ll patch you up.”

She eyed him warily, then closed her eyes. Y/N’s chest rose in irregular intervals, weighing out the pros and cons.

She’s heard that he’s gotten into fights and probably wasn’t lying about knowing how to patch up wounds.

He’s an asshole.

He didn’t like her.

She didn’t trust him

Why would he want to help her?

But the stinging sensation flooded in again. Y/N desperately sought to gauge for any underlying motive but Sirius was unreadable. If anything, his grey quartz eyes weren’t as hardened; more blue bleed in, looking brighter — her heart gave a little thump.

With a nod, Sirius gave a weak smile and led her to the couch closest to the fireplace for light. He told her to stay put, took his jacket, threw it on the couch opposite, then ran up to his dorm and grabbed a medical kit along with a bowl and cloth. Rushing back, Sirius set down his supplies and with a flick of his wand, the bowl was instantly filled with water, his hands sparkling clean.

Body angled to face her while sitting, Sirius gently took her hand and submerged the cloth in water, ringing it out, then diligently worked to clean off the blood.

Why didn’t he just use magic? He wouldn’t have to touch her then…

She burned more from his touch than the wounds themselves. When it came to James or Remus, there wasn’t anything that made her skin tingle or spike in sudden shyness when she touched them. But whenever Sirius was just near, she felt her heart speed up, palms start to sweat and brain go completely blank.

They sat in silence. Every now and then, Sirius would glance up. Only when he had a disinfectant, he flicked his hair out of his face, seeming to be in deep thought and spoke;

“What happened?”

Y/N remained quiet, a faraway look now settled in her eyes. There wasn’t a doubt in her mind that she broke Snape’s nose. She’s seen what broken noses looked like — she grew up colouring nose and sinus anatomical charts in the O.R gallery while she waited for her mom to finish surgery. She was in deep, deep trouble if Snape were to rattle. Detention, house points, expulsion — a possible criminal assault charge.

Shit.

“Hey, Y/N.” He placed a hand on her knee, the cool metal of his rings seeped through her stockings. That caught her attention. That was the first time he’d ever said her first name. His voice was soft — the softest he’d ever spoken to her before. “It’s okay, you don’t need to tell me but I promise I won’t tell a soul. Not even Potter or Evans. It’ll be our little secret.”

She breathed, “I… um —” She stopped and Sirius gave an encouraging squeeze. “Snape, he… he called me a you-know-what and I…” The rest was self-explanatory.

Sirius’s body became stiff. There was a subtle change in his micro-expressions as his jaw tensed, sharpening his features even more. His eyes, which burned with a fiery rage contrasted greatly as he cradled her hand as if she were made out of glass. Sirius huffed, mumbling out ‘thank you for telling me’ and proceeding to clean the wounds. She winced as the cotton pad touched her knuckles, her free hand clutching onto his shirt.

“I know this part’s shit. I’m sorry, sorry…”

She bit down on her bottom lip to prevent pained noises from slipping out. Sirius applied a light magical cream that helps reduce scarring and wrapped gauze around her hand; holding it in place with a magical seal that made it into a light cast. He added a few magical seals along with waterproof charms.

“There.”

She marvelled at his work, he did an amazing job and whatever he did, her pain reduced drastically. “Thank you.”

“Don’t thank me…” His voice trailed off, a small smile appearing, “Anyone that hates Snviellus is… okay in my books. And what are co-parents for?” He tries to joke. At this, Y/N perks up, a sharp exhale of air forced its way from her lungs; emulating a half-light-hearted scoff.

But soon their smiles disappeared and something strange flashed in Sirius’ eyes. Suddenly, the air around them shifted, becoming tense and enclosed.

Sirius was oddly close to her — since when did they become that close?

Her heart pounded wildly in her ribcage and Y/N wondered if he could hear it over the crackling fire. He’s so close that she could feel his breath fanning her skin. She registered his thumb grazing over the bandage. The warm colour from the fire illuminated his face, different from his usual cool-toned skin. His face looked sharp, more refined than usual. He looked enchanting, so regal and otherworldly without trying to — like a painting.

Sirius opened his mouth to say something but he trails off, leaning closer. His hand trailed up, touching her arm lightly and moved to cup her cheek delicately. The entire time, his eyes trained on her for any glimmer of irritability or discomfort. His thumb began to stroke her skin and she lent into it. It’s large and warm and his touch feels so, so fucking good.

Sirius chooses his next words with caution. “Can I?” He murmurs but the question is clear — louder than any screaming match she had with him. His lips are millimetres away from hers.

In times like these, that Gryffindor bravery was nonexistent.

Y/N’s mind is vacant, internally freaking out but still manages to choke out, “Yes.”

Frozen in place, his eyes flicker from her eyes, then lips, and back to her eyes. He tilts her head back slightly using his hand before it travels to the back of her neck and leans in. But, there’s something in Sirius that hesitates.

The hesitation is too long because a voice could be heard from beyond the portrait and the sound of it swinging open causes them to break apart. She misses the contact already. Sirius stands hastily, wand swishing to clean up the mess around them in a daze. A beautiful blush settles on his face; a hand runs through his hair, rings catching the low light and widens the gap between them. He put his jacket back on.

Y/N’s brain hadn’t caught up yet. Too much happened too quickly.

“Pads? Where have you’ve been? The moo —” the moment he sees her, his voice draws out, “— ooooony! Moony! He’s waiting for us. Whiskers! Ugh — h-hey!”

Peter fucking Pettigrew, in the flesh.

She makes sure to hide her hand and bloodied shirt from him. “Evening, Pete.”

Sirius coughs awkwardly and clears his throat, Peter doesn’t look suspicious. “Yeah, ugh — right. Sorry,” he takes a pause, eyes drifting momentarily to her and back to Peter, “Was busy with our Puffskein. Let’s go.”

“Night, L/N!” Peter acknowledges. He even sends finger guns.

Y/N is left stunned, watching Sirius leave. The door clicks and her body slackens.

In a haze, she padded into her dorm: quiet and dark, everyone fast asleep. She took a very cold shower, changed into her pyjamas, brushed her teeth and threw out her bloodied robes. Then, she pulls back the curtains around her bed. A floating candle burned brightly as Lily was there, writing in her journal.

“What took you so long?!” Lily chirped, sliding over to give her more room to slip in. Letting the drapes fall shut behind, she hummed in response.

“Puffskein. Oats.” She’ll talk to Lily about Snape another day — that is if Dumbledore doesn’t expel her.

Y/N rolled over to her side, facing away from Lily. The cool pillow did nothing to help chill her heated skin. It’s like she can feel the ghost of Sirius’ fingers graze her cheek still.

Lily babbled — something about Dorcas and Mary inviting them to skate one last time before the ice melted. But it all went in one ear and out the other.

God, she thought, mad at the realization. There was no point in denying it anymore; she’d been doing so for months and clearly, it was fruitless. I like Sirius Black. I really, really like Sirius Black.

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She didn’t get a wink of sleep. Her mind reeled the entire night, replacing the scenarios again and again, analyzing everything he said, his actions — that look on his face. All she thought about was Sirius: his eyes, his smile, his hair, his skin, his hands, his fucking lips — Argh! Sirius was the personification of Firewhiskey and all she wanted to do was drink more of him — and they hadn’t even kissed!

Sirius is arrogant, rude, cold, cat-called her — insulted her! A part of her felt disgusted — disgust how her heart raced wherever the mere thought of him appeared in her mind. Disgusted how her heart leaped whenever he was near. Out of all people, why him?!

She fucking hated Peter Pettigrew right now — or loved him, she wasn’t sure. Maybe he saved her from making a terrible mistake.

Okay, okay! First things first, she had to stop thinking about him! She forced herself to think about something else: Charms — Professor Flitwick — Peter’s grandma in her ‘purple knickers’ — Slughorn — Slughorn in his underwear — yes, that certainly stopped any more lewd thoughts. Her mind and body were at war.

“Rise n’shine, darlings!” Marlene sang in a high-pitched Victorian accent as she tripped the blinds back. Y/N peeked out from the small gap in her curtains, watching Marlene tiredly. Everyone groaned, Dorcas even threw a pillow at her. Y/N, unaffected, blinked and perched herself against the headboard, yawning. “Wake up! Wake up! WAKE UP!”

“Marls…” Dorcas groaned. She rubbed her eyes and squinted at the clock that hung above their large window, quickly collapsing into bed and dove under the covers. “It’s six in the morning…”

Marlene hopped over and ripped off Lily’s covers only to realize she was with her. She skipped her way over, ripping the drapes back and jumped into her bed. Toulouse hissed, jumping off before Marlene snuggled up to Lily, proding her cheek.

She gave Y/N a once over, “Morning sugar.”

She continued to poke Lily who forced her eyes open, trying to swat at her. Lily flipped over, moving over to Y/N. Marlene rolled her eyes, but a hurt pang flashed her face before she covered it up. Instead, she bellowed, taking hold of Lily’s shoulders and shook.

“EVANS! EVANS — YOU TOO L/N, WAKE UP NOW!”

“McKinnon! What do you want?!”

She gave a triumphant smirk. “Quidditch! It’s Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff today!”

Marlene was already decked out in her tracksuit, ready to go on a jog around the castle with the rest of the Gryffindor team. Once everyone woke up, they all gave her one of many pep talks and ushered her off.

The morning was slow for everyone but Y/N. Her thoughts drifted away from Sirius, only to think about the next worst thing possible; Snape.

Damn… she had to tell Lily, but how? ‘Hey, Petals! One of your friends — if not your best friend, called me, a Muggleborn — which if you forgot, you are too —the cruellest word there is! And he was caught with a book about The Dark Arts!’

She would tell her, but not today, or at least until after the Quidditch game.

As Y/N got ready for the day, everyone noticed the bandage around her hand (which she lied and made an excuse using Oats), then headed down for breakfast. The Gryffindor team was huddled around Marlene and James. Mary and Alice sat close, giving her a small wave.

Downing coffee after coffee, the caffeine strangely made her sleepier as she listened to James and Marlene’s agonizing rambles. Lazily flicking through sections of the Daily Prophet, she waited for a letter from her mother. None — again. Until a hand came out of nowhere, snatching the paper from her grasp, leaving Y/N to huff out.

She didn’t even need to look up to know who it was. “Mornin’ Professor,” she mumbled, reaching over to grab it from him.

“You look like you’ve been shagging the whomping willow,” Remus jokes, shaking his head with a smile.

At this, Mary leans in and whispers into her ear, “Didn’t we suggest Remus —” “Or Black? Not a tree!” Marlene adds.

She ignored them but felt her stomach drop at the mention of Sirius. Remus wore his gold oversized glasses today. His curls were tousled, eyes slightly bloodshot and he seemed to be sluggish that morning. She scooted over making room as he took a seat next to her. She grinned back, “You look like shit too, Lupin.”

Remus�� smile turned brighter.

James floated two plates to them, filled with their favourite foods while Y/N poured Remus a mug of coffee, dumping an ungodly amount of sugar in, handing it to him. From all the times they brought coffee or tea for each other, whether that be for study groups, lounging in the common room or walking past the kitchens while heading to class, they knew how they liked their beverages by heart.

He flashed a tired smile, humming as he took a sip. Their dating rumours hadn’t calmed down yet, so when a couple of students passed by, looking between them enviously, they both side-eyed each other humorously.

“We’re such catches,” she whispered to him.

“Abso-bloody-lutely — hey!” He randomly cuts in, pointing to her bandaged hand, “We’re matching.”

He raised his hand, showing a couple of his fingers taped together before a long bandage was wrapped around his palm and travelled down his wrist, disappearing beyond his red sweater.

Y/N mused at it before grabbing a quill from Marlene who’d been sketching out the Quidditch pitch and dipped it into an inkpot, handing it to Remus.

His head tilted, “Hmm?”

“Sign mine and I’ll sign yours?”

His long calloused fingers took the quill from her, doodling on the white bandage gently. He drew Dumbledore with pom-poms, cheering for the upcoming Quidditch game, along with a smiley face, his initials and a couple magical creatures. Then passed the quill back, placing his bandage hand on the table and flicked open the Daily Prophet. A few splotches of ink splattered around as she drew The Beatles on broomsticks, all chasing a Golden Snitch. She also drew Remus as David Bowie’s cover as Aladdin Sane, using his scars to make the lightning bolt and quickly signed her name.

Lily and Peter had come in, taking a seat and Y/N had become hyper-aware of Sirius sitting down directly across from her. Both of them stiffened and she continued to avoid his gaze as she drew on Remus.

“We’re going to be fine, it’s only Hufflepuff.”

“Nope, Hufflepuffs know how to get shit done,” Peter says, his mouth stuffed with food. “Never underestimate them — what the fuck?!”

Everyone in the Great Hall collectively held a breath, looking up at the Slytherin table. Lily’s eyes almost bugged out in rage, her ears becoming red as she got up and walked over.

It was Snape, but it wasn’t his nose that caught people’s attention. No — his nose was fine — he must’ve gone to the hospital wing that night.

“What happened to him! Ahah!” Peter cried out, “He looks like my house elf!”

There, Snape stood completely bald with no eyebrows and wearing Gryffindor robes.

Y/N slapped a hand to her mouth, desperately trying to calm her shrieking laughter but couldn’t. She and Remus lent on each other, trying to not tip over the hall bench. Everyone whopped loudly, James even whistled.

But as everyone was occupied with the sight, the person who she expected to be howling in laughter that most definitely should’ve been was Sirius. He simply drank from his goblet, his eyes peered over to her with a knowing look and bowed his head ever so slightly and looked away.

Oh.

Ohhh.

She was left with more unanswered questions than ever.

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omgrachwrites · 4 years ago

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Tell a Tale of You and Me - Chapter Sixteen

Pairing: Sirius Black x Reader

Summary: You knew that making a bet with Sirius Black was like making a deal with the devil but you just couldn’t help yourself. You had never been a heavenly woman.

Warnings: a little bit of fluff, more angst!

Words: 2257

Disclaimer: This gif doesn’t belong to me!

A/N: There is so much angst in this part but I hope you guys enjoy it! Please let me know what you think and let me know if you would like to be tagged! I love you all! xxx

Chapter Sixteen

It had been a fool proof prank, a safe but fun one and the marauders certainly didn’t imagine that they would get caught. The marauders were given some sort of respect from the other Hogwarts houses – even the Slytherins – everybody knew to just let the marauders get on with their pranks. Everybody knew that it was fruitless to try and stop them.

It had only meant to be a harmless prank, they had been dropping Dungbombs in the Slytherin corridor, and they made sure not to drop them too close to the Slytherin common room, because they didn’t want to start a full house war. They also made sure to keep themselves hidden, or so they thought. James’ invisibility cloak must have slipped off them without them noticing because when the four boys were on their way back to the common room, they were cornered by McGonagall and were frog marched right into detention.

Sirius bitterly thought that it must have been a swotty first year that had seen them and told on them. The thought made him grind his teeth together angrily, he could have been spending time with Y/N, and now he was wasting time by being in detention. James and Peter would be having detention with McGonagall while Sirius and Remus were going to be having detention with Slughorn. Sirius did feel bad for Remus though, he knew that Remus hadn’t wanted to go through with their prank.

Slughorn had them sorting out rotten Flubberworms which made Sirius gag and he forced back the urge to vomit all over the table. He glanced over at Remus who had an intense look of annoyance on his face. Sirius bit into his bottom lip and he knew that he had to say something.

“I’m sorry Remus, I know that you didn’t want to go through with the prank, its cutting into time that you could have been spending time with Morgana,” he sighed, “how are things going between the two of you?”

Remus licked his bottom lip nervously as he wiped his hands on his pants, “well um, she thinks that she’s no good for me which is complete bollocks by the way because she’s amazing. I don’t know why she thinks that she’s no good for me. She,” he hesitated as he bounced his leg nervously, “she tells me that she wants to be with me but she can’t because there are things that I don’t know about her. But, I won’t stop fighting for her, not when I’ve got secrets of my own and her secret can’t be worse than mine,” he nodded, suddenly looking determined.

Sirius smiled serenely, his best friend was the best person he knew and he was certain that Remus deserved the world. He hoped that everything would work itself out soon, “I’m sorry that things aren’t great right now, truly I am. But, you should never stop fighting for the people you care about,” Sirius only wished that he could take his own advice.

Remus grinned thankfully at Sirius and they both got back to work, the heavy awkward silence that had once filled the dungeons quickly evaporated. Sirius held his breath to try and ward off the rotten stench of the Flobberworms and after what felt like a hundred years, Slughorn finally let the two boys go.

As Remus and Sirius walked back to the common room, they chatted and chuckled about what the Quidditch team would be like the following year. They both knew that there was no way it would be as good as it was this year. Remus trailed off as they both noticed that Regulus was walking towards them, the short curls on his head bounced as he strode over to them with purpose.

“I need to talk with you brother,” his eyes flashed with anger and for one startling moment, Regulus looked so much like their mother.

Remus warily looked at Sirius with his hazel eyes wide, “I’ll meet you back at the common room.”

Sirius nodded and as Remus walked away, he turned to look at his little brother, “what do you want to talk about Reg?” Sirius asked as he casually slouched against the stone wall, narrowing his eyes.

“I presume that Y/N has told you the news has she?”

Sirius’ eyes quickly flashed with hurt before he adopted a teasing smirk, “yes, I know all about Y/N having to marry you. Poor Y/N,” joking about it made Sirius feel a lot better.

Regulus sighed in frustration as he raked a hand through his curls, “you need to stop it Sirius, as my brother, you just need to stop. I know that you have feelings for Y/N,” when Sirius scoffed, Regulus continued, “I see the way you look at her when you think that no one else can see you. You look at her like she’s all you’ve ever wanted.”

For once, Sirius just listened to his brother, Regulus was in fact telling the truth about how Sirius felt but Regulus could never know that, “I don’t have feelings for Y/N,” Sirius lied, “but even if I did, what does it matter to you? You’re in an arranged marriage with her Reg; it’s hardly the most romantic thing in the world.”

“It’s not just an arranged marriage to me, I have feelings for her. Real feelings.”

“Reg,” Sirius breathed, his brother’s words knocked the wind out of him and he fought hard to keep his composure. Suddenly, Regulus’ eyes filled up with tears and Sirus was immediately reminded of a little boy who would crawl into his older brother’s bed when he had had a nightmare. Sirius wanted to hug his brother tightly but he knew that it would give him away. All Sirius could do was regard him warily.

“Look, Sirius, you can get any damned girl that you want. Why does it have to be the girl I love?” Please, just let me love her and let her love me.”

This time Sirius couldn’t stop the tears so he had to look away from his brother, “you love Y/N, do you?” he fought to keep the tears out of his voice.

“Yes I do. Please let her be, I’m begging you.”

Sirius shook his head, “you don’t have to worry about me Reg.”

“I hope not,” he sighed, “I just wanted you to know how I felt,” Sirius felt a gentle hand on his shoulder and he heard footsteps retreating.

When he heard his brother’s footsteps fade he finally let the hot tears escape his eyes and slip down his cheeks. He quickly slapped a hand over his mouth the muffle his sobs as he sank to the floor, shaking as sobs wracked his body, he never wanted it to hurt this much. He was at a crossroads; he was always supposed to look out for his baby brother. Though, how could he when Regulus got to live out the rest of his days with Y/N? Sirius spent a lot of time weighing up the pros and cons of his decision and by the time he returned to the common room he knew what he was going to do.

As the portrait hole swung open, Y/N looked up from where she was doing homework with Lily. She smiled beautifully, though it faltered slightly when she looked at him and Sirius could only imagine how he must have looked. It must have been obvious that he’d been crying.

Y/N pulled him into a hug, kissing his cheek as she did so before whispering into his ear, “is everything alright beautiful?”

Sirius wanted to tell her everything but he knew that it wasn’t fair on her so he settled for a lie, he pulled away from her and smiled, “I’m fine.”

Y/N nodded though she didn’t look convinced as she pulled him over to sit with their friends. As Sirius sat down next to Remus, Remus smiled at him sympathetically and offered him a piece of chocolate. Sirius chuckled lightly – chocolate was Remus’ solution to everything – and he smiled gratefully as he popped the chocolate into his mouth.

“So,” James started as he threw an arm around Lily’s shoulders, “what are the plans for the next Hogsmeade trip?”

Lily laughed, “well, I don’t know what you guys are doing but we’re having a girly day,” she threw Y/N a meaningful look, “Morgana is welcome too Remus, we want to get to know her better.”

“Thanks Lily, I’ll mention it to her. I’m sure that she’ll appreciate it,” Remus smiled and Sirius glanced over at Y/N.

She was smiling at Lily but the smile didn’t reach her eyes and they weren’t sparkling like they usually did. It was obvious that she was feeling less than enthusiastic about the girly day. He wanted to hold her hand and tell her that everything was going to be okay.

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The ivory silk flowed down your body like rippling water, it was so soft and it made you feel like a princess, it made you feel so beautiful. You turned to the side and looked back at your reflection in the mirror, the train was about an inch long and the wedding veil fell to your feet. The only things that you weren’t crazy about were the colour and it had some bone button fastenings in the back, you’d prefer a corseted bodice.

“Are you ready Y/N?” you heard Alice call from the other side of the curtain.

You nodded and then realised that your friends couldn’t see you, “I’m coming out now,” you took a deep shaky breath as you stood down from the step and quickly opened up the curtain. As you stood in front of your friends, Lily gasped as she teared up and sobbed into the tissues she’d brought with her, she had told you that she was going to cry. Alice rubbed Lily’s back as she beamed brightly at you.

It was only Morgana who said anything, she’d been a great help through all this wedding dress shopping, “you look beautiful Y/N, that dress looks like it was made for you,” she smiled.

“Thank you Morgana, I shouldn’t say this too soon but I think that this is the one. It only needs a few minor adjustments,” you giggled as you performed a little twirl for your friends. Lily sniffled as she gave you a tight hug, you laughed as you hugged her back.

When she pulled away, you glanced out of the window and you saw Sirius walking with the rest of the marauders. He too glanced up from outside and he froze in place, his mouth dropping open slightly as he looked you up and down. You smiled and gave him a shy little wave, but instead of waving back he guiltily shifted his gaze back to his friends and they carried on walking up the high street.

Lily who had been watching this whole exchange merely sighed, “come on, why don’t you get changed? Then we can go to The Three Broomsticks.”

The weather was finally getting a little bit warmer so you could sit outside, the warm Butterbeer warming your insides as the buds on the cherry blossom tree overhead grew. Sirius had been acting funny – you were pretty used to it by now – he wouldn’t look at you for more than a couple of seconds. He also kept on shifting his gaze like he was guilty and hiding something. What was so bad that he couldn’t tell you? He knew that you were always going to be there for him, no matter what it cost you. It had been his round and he hadn’t come out of the pub for a little while and you were kind of worried so you wanted to check on him.

“I’m going to see if Sirius needs help with the drinks,” you smiled casually as you began to rise from your seat and your friends smiled at you. James’ smile looked the most forced by far. You walked inside the warm pub, it wasn’t bustling as it usually was and you could see Sirius standing at the bar with the full round of drinks, “come on now, you don’t want the Butterbeer to get cold do you?” you joked.

Sirius glanced up at you, his lips twitching into a small smile, “I’m sorry,” he looked back down at the tray of drinks.

“Hey, I was joking. Butterbeer is nice hot or cold!” you smiled as you placed a hand on his shoulder.

Sirius sighed as he closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose, “I’m not talking about the drinks. You looked so beautiful in that wedding dress and I’m sorry,” he mumbled as he picked up the tray and began to walk away.

“What are you sorry for Sirius? What do you possibly have to be sorry about?” you followed him, nervously squeezing between two vampires.

Sirius whirled around to stare at you and you marvelled at how he managed not to slosh the drinks, it looked like he was going to give you a proper answer. Though, he only shrugged and gave you one of his usual dazzling smiles, “never mind sweetheart. It’s not important.”

Though you couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong, it was like when he had come back to the common room about three weeks ago and he had red around his eyes, it looked like he’d been crying. What was he enduring and why couldn’t he tell you about it?

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comicsin5panels · 6 years ago

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Civil War in 5 panels... for the sixth time!

Act all high and might if you like, but you pro-reg heroes don’t have the solution to everything with your flawed law!

You are right. Power control is a very flawed idea.

That’s what you- ah... wait, WHAT?!

With power control you only prevents new powers from being handed out. But there would still be tons of powers that we would have to collect and track down. Power violence would still very much be a problem.

And there is also the fact that power control would hurt the people who might actually need powers to defend themselves. Not to mention that gun con... I mean, POWER CONTROL has been used as a tool of oppressing Afro-American people. Like with the Black Panthers.

Eh?

No, NOT YOU! Anyways, it STILL is used as a tool to control black people.

So you are right, Cap. Power control would might not make the problem with power violence any better.

But... But if you are aware of all these flaws... WHY support power control?!

Because being aware of the flaws of what I want to support doesn’t necessarily make me a hypocrite. It just means that I know the law is flawed and I can try and change it. I am aware of both pros and cons of supporting and being against gu-POWER, I mean power... power control and I then decided that the best option was to be pro-reg. YOU on the other hand are completely blind to the flaws of your ideology and just yell at anyone who tries to prove you wrong. You made the choice of living in a bubble of chronic denial, not risking that you could learn something about power control you do not wish to know.

LALALALALALA SCREW YOU!!!

#civil war #Marvel Civil War #civil war marvel #captain america #Steve Rogers #tony stark #Iron Man #gun control #parody #comic #comic book #marvel #Marvel Comics #black panther

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ltbroccoli · 5 years ago

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☒ Is there any sort of behavior towards your muse (ic or ooc) that you simply cannot stand? ☺ If you have a faceclaim for your muse, why did you choose them? Are you satisfied with your fc, or would you rather find a different one? ❝ ❞ Is it easy for you to write dialog for your muse? Do their speech patterns come naturally to you while writing? ✑ Do you prefer writing OCs or canon characters? Why?

it’s munday! ( accepting )

☒ - Is there any sort of behavior towards your muse (ic or ooc) that you simply cannot stand?

People acting like Reg is a sexist creep. Did he make some questionable choices in the holodeck? Yes. Were those understandable choices, mistakes that he acknowledged and learned from? Also yes. Not to mention that Reg never once disrespected the real, non-holographic Deanna or Beverly, or anyone else. Nor did he expect anyone to reciprocate any feelings towards him. (They were just fantasies. Everyone’s got fantasies, my dudes.)

☺ - If you have a faceclaim for your muse, why did you choose them? Are you satisfied with your fc, or would you rather find a different one?

I’ve stuck with Reg’s canon FC, and I can’t imagine ever changing it. Dwight just… is Reg. And I’ve found great resources from his other roles, too. I did briefly use Aaron Tveit as an AOS version of Reg, but it just wasn’t working for me so I dropped him and just use Dwight for everything.

For young Reg, Louis Hynes just felt right when I was watching A Series of Unfortunate Events. Even if the resemblance isn’t exact, something about his mannerisms and expressions is so spot on that I can’t imagine young Reg as anyone else now.

❝ ❞ - Is it easy for you to write dialog for your muse? Do their speech patterns come naturally to you while writing?

Surprisingly, yes. I’ve never really struggled with Reg’s voice. I don’t even have a trick or knack to it or anything, I can just… hear him in my head, stammer and all. Though sometimes I tweak the stammer after the fact for clarity.

✑ - Do you prefer writing OCs or canon characters? Why?

There are pros and cons to each, but generally I tend towards canon characters more. It’s easier to find partners when you write a canon character people already know. And I find it reassuring to have source material to fall back on and a canon voice to consult if I’m feeling a bit off. I can see how some people would find that restricting, and occasionally I’ve dealt with people who have a lot of assumptions about my character already that clash with mine. But generally I find that less stressful than having to craft everything about a character yourself, and find a voice for someone you can’t quite fully hear yet.

#anonymous #computer end program ( .｡.:*☆ OOC. )#transmission received ( .｡.:*☆ Answers. )

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shalliedragon · 7 years ago

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Midwest Furfest 2017 - Convention Report

(First, yes, I haven’t posted anything on here in months. I apologize. I figured it would be better to put my convention reports on Tumblr, as it can better handle large text posts. Second, this’ll be a big one. Third, I will probably end up re-posting older con journals on here, because it’ll probably get more face time than FurAffinity.)

It always seems like a lot of crap happens at MFF. Like, most cons are fairly busy and eventful, but MFF in particular always seems to be jam-packed. Not all of it is good, but most is. MFF is now very close to being my favorite con (though it's hard to upset Anthrocon and Fur Squared). Let's talk about why.

Thursday

I left a little early from work that day. I got everything squared away, my car was packed, my tank was full, and my tires were new. I put the pedal down and drove east. It was probably one of the smoothest drives to a fur con I've had in a while. There was only one small hiccup: apparently my roommates weren't able to get the credit card situation figured out initially. Apparently it's not a good idea to put down a debit card when the hotel asks for a credit card hold. But we got it sorted and it was fine.

Got to the hotel at around 9:30PM (after the usual 5 hour drive), unpacked, and made my way over to registration. Along the way, I ran into a gentleman with... wheels on his shoes. They weren't heelies or rollerskates, but they had wheels strapped to the heels. I saw him trip and fall, so when he got back up and we got to the crosswalk, I asked him if he was okay. We got to talking, and apparently he is from Pennsylvania (my home state), knew of my home town when I mentioned it, and recognized the name of the college I went to. Friggin small world, am I right?

Anyway, we talked for a little bit as we walked into the Rosemont Convention Center (which is where MFF apparently had the dealer's room and art show) and then parted ways. I followed the crowd of people through the sky bridge over to the Hyatt. It was... a longer walk than I expected (I later clocked it: 6 minutes from dealer's room to Hyatt). I thought I would probably have gotten to the Hyatt faster if I had walked outside. And it was oddly warm at points. But I did eventually get to the Hyatt, and went down to Registration.

The line was wrapping around the con space. Or at least, the onsite reg line was. Thankfully, I had preregistered (pro tip: ALWAYS preregister), so I went to the much shorter (though still somewhat long) line for prereg. It took about 15-20 minutes for me to get through it. They had a full 10 stations processing attendees. It was actually rather impressive. All while I waited, I just reveled in the fact that "I'm home. I'm with my people."

That's what's special about the furry fandom. It is a climate of radical acceptance and love, beyond pretty much anything I have experienced. Every time I come to a convention, it feels like I belong there, like I can be myself without anyone batting an eye at me. It has become all the more meaningful now that I've started to develop a network of friends in the fandom. So, it was nice to be back.

After I got my badge (which read "Shallie"; I've started feeling more comfortable referring to myself that way, rather than the more masculine-sounding "Shal"), I walked around the conspace a little, taking in the sites and sounds. It was nice to see fursuiters again. I hadn't been to a large convention since Anthrocon, so I was really excited to be there. I then met up with one of my roommates, Jake (whom the attentive reader will recognize as a roommate from my past 2 Anthrocon's). This was his first MFF, so he was pretty stoked to be there. We exchanged pleasantries, took a brief look around, and sought out our third roommate, Arylena (I had to give her a room key). We found her and chatted briefly with her and her friend, and then me and Jake started making our way back to the Crowne Plaza to rest (both of us had had long travel days, as he had flown in from Atlanta).

Upon arrival, I discovered that I misplaced my room key, so I went up to the front desk to get a new one. Which was very lucky, as I ended up getting one of the special MFF room keys (there were 4 different ones), which had an awesome picture of a nine-tailed fox on it. We went up to the room, where we met up with our 4th roommate, DarknessWolf89 (hereafter referred to as Dark). Again, pleasantries, chatted for a bit, started making plans for the con. I briefly looked over my schedule, and was delighted to see that my first event (opening ceremonies) was not until 11AM the next morning, which gave me some time to sleep in.

Also, we had a TON of food. I brought Clif bars, crackers, jerky, and chips. Dark had also brought jerky, as well as oreos and Chex mix. We were going to be set for the weekend. =)

Friday

My sleep was less than ideal. Adjusting to a new bed is never easy, especially when your pillow is an unusual consistency. Also Dark liked to move around a lot in his sleep, and he ended up waking up early to pick up his fursuit from his maker (who was loaning the suit out to him for the weekend while he paid it off). So I started the day off a bit groggy and stiff. But we had time, so we took it easy and made our way down to opening ceremonies.

Two things of note here. First, I ran into my friend Hemlock Fox! It was great to see him again, and we got to chat for a bit, along with his friend Sorcererdale. Second, the reg line. It was MASSIVE. It stretched all the way from the Rosemont Ballroom to the Grand Hall (for reference, that is like a quarter mile or something). We were FLOORED by the number of people lining up. They had to shift over the line for opening ceremonies just to make room for the reg line.

Anyway, the doors opened, we went in, and opening ceremonies kicked off the con. The charity of the year was CRISP (a local non-profit that took in animals that people couldn't afford to keep). The Chairman, Kodi, kept the discussion lively and interesting as he explained some of the new stuff happening this year. Lots more places to eat in the vicinity (more than last year, which was good because MFF has historically had very few places to eat within walking distance), and a lot more reason to go over to the Convention Center. I foresee that as the convention continues to grow, actual panels will start to be held there. Finally, the guests of honor were Latinvixen (the lady behind MixedCandy fursuits), Remy Wolf (a very talented artist, who produced a lot of the art for the con), and Russ Adams (who produced costumes and special effects for movies, especially those featuring "creatures" as he liked to put it).

After the opening, Jake and I stuck around for the Meet The Guests Of Honor panel. It was fairly simple, just "how did you get into furry", work-specific questions, and things like that. It was actually pretty cool to hear the various stories from our guests. Latinvixen is apparently called such because she is from Latin America (I want to say Ecuador, but I am probably very wrong). Remy is also a fursuiter. And Russ brought along a werewolf head that he created for a movie, which he was going to use for a later panel. It was nice, and it gave me an appreciation for our guests a bit more. I generally recommend "meet the GOH" panels at cons, because the people are different every year, and there's always something cool to learn.

After that, Jake and I went over to the... eat-a-teria? Expositeria? The food place across the street from the Hyatt, attached to the Convention Center. They had some pretty good options: various tacos, chili, soup, burgers, hotdogs, chicken tenders, etc. We ate our fill, and were pleased (though I gotta say, the food was rather expensive). We had a good discussion about fursuit making (Jake is actually looking to get into making suits himself, which is fantastic and I hope he does it). Then it was time for my next event, so Jake and I parted ways.

The Furrhythmics Live! For those who don't know, they are a barbershop quartet composed of Nbowa, Stargel, Arcturus, and Piroshki. They did a mini concert, taking about an hour. And OH MY GOD they were good! Like, phenomenal. I was really, really impressed. They later explained that they had only had a chance to practice a few times over the past 3 or so months. They weren't perfect, but considering how little time they practiced as a group, they did an amazing job. I am pretty confident their performance was recorded, so I highly encourage you to look it up, cuz goddamn. I also ran into my Iowa Fur friend Alex (who was in his Asriel Dreemur outfit).

After their performance, I went over to Fursuit Price Is Right for a little bit (I usually like to check it out, because it's pretty fun), but it was in the process of wrapping up, so I went over to the Dealer's Room instead, to take a look around. Unlike in previous years, where the dealers were crammed into the lower level of the Hyatt, they now had a massive room to spread out in, and apparently the number of dealer tables tripled from last year. There was SO MUCH STUFF. Art, merchandise, fursuits, fursuit parts, you name it. Not a whole lot I wanted to purchase, but still impressive.

While I was there, I ran into Xander The Blue. I introduced myself, and we got a chance to talk briefly. It was the first time I had met him out of suit, which was a nice surprise. Apparently his graduation ceremony was held in the Rosemont Convention Center. After our brief chat, he departed to meet up with a friend of his. I assumed he was busy, so I went on my way. After the con, I spoke with him on Telegram, and apparently he was feeling a particularly pronounced case of social anxiety, which was what kept our interaction short. Considering I was feeling social anxiety just approaching the guy, I completely understand. =)

After my encounter with Xander, I went back over to the con to attend the panel "So You Want To Perform at the Furry Variety Show". It was billed as a panel for giving tips about making a great performance for the variety show (or other similar things at other cons). What I got was... a bit of a let down. There were a total of 4 of us in the room: the panelist, a friend of his, me, and one other audience member. Remembering what happened to me at Fur Squared this year, I decided to stick around through the whole thing, as a sign of solidarity. And I'll be honest, it was awkward. The pacing was kind of slow, the people running it kind of got "too into it" with their demonstrations of past performances, there were problems with the bluetooth speaker, and they were rather focused on a specific class of performance (comedic skits).

All in all, I was disappointed with it. But I did get a few things out of it: practice your idea before auditioning, make it polished, do your best to keep it interesting in more ways than one, and don't be discouraged if you don't get picked your first time.

After that, I went back to the hotel room, ate some quick food, and got into suit. Lemmie tell you, I missed being in suit SOOO much. I've been busy a lot lately, so I haven't had time to practice fursuit performance at my apartment. As a result, the last time I was in suit was at StormCon in September. So, it was a big deal for me. Suiting is so freeing and fun! You can be a goofball and a complete idiot, and people will just laugh and take pictures. It's great!

This time was no exception. I posed for pictures, I ran into 1coin my Ant friend and stole his sugarcube (before giving it back), I ran into some of my Iowa furs friends, I found a guy who was playing violin and I sat and listened while swaying to the music, I went down to the board game room and sat in on people's games briefly, I played around with a cute alligator banana plush creature, and I sat in on a giant game of Dread in one of the panel rooms (they lost but in a hilarious way). Overall, I was pretty pleased with the amount of interaction I got. I also got complements on the Sprout I was wearing (thank you Sven!).

I wanted to keep suiting, but I had events I wanted to attend, so I ended up going back and getting cleaned up around 9ish. It made me start thinking about how I could improve my fursuit performance, or fursuiting in general. I'm going to make an effort to improve my suit endurance (looking at you, Serathin #goals), and really practice my performance. I've learned a few new tricks (sitting with people playing music, stealing things, etc), but I'd like to take it further. I also want to get some kind of a prop, as while I am cute, my suit is kind of plain, and I'd like to have something that catches people's eye a little better (as I continue to improve my performance).

I took too long in the shower (I was daydreaming about my next fursuit), so I ended up being a little late to my next event, "I Comedy Better After I've Had A Few" featuring Alkali and Boozy Badger (later joined by Renegade, captain of the Dorsai). The basic premise: put Alkali and Boozy on a stage and have them BS for an hour and a half. It's a fairly standard formula (swap out various performers) but it usually results in hilarity and awesomeness. This time was no exception. It was filmed.

The panel ended up running a bit long, so it butted up against Whose Line (which Alkali also ran, so it's no biggie). Definitely one of the better audience-participation Whose Lines, though there were plenty of "lol I'm being edgy" jokes. Remember, kids: clever is better than crude. Of note, this was also Alkali's 10 year anniversary of running Whose Line panels, so his long-time co-host Sema (who hosted the panel in her adorable wild dog fursuit) got a bunch of people to sign a card for him. There were tears, it was sweet.

Seriously, Akali is one of my favorite people in the fandom, because while he is hilarious and vulgar, he is incredibly sensitive and passionate about furry. A giant loudmouth with a heart of gold. Not to mention he and Xander are a friggin adorable couple.

After Whose Line, I was beat, so I went back to the room and promptly passed out.

Saturday

Once again, a somewhat restless night's sleep. Ended up sleeping in until 9 or something. Got up, got some breakfast, and made my way down to the con for a little bit. Briefly sat in on the "Fursuiting In Public" panel. I don't remember the names of the other two people at the panel, but I did recognize Epitome (probably should have said hi). It was funny, though like many of these panels, there was a lot of "audience participation." I'm sorry, but it kind of cheeses me off when people go to panels and start giving long explanations and commentary, instead of letting the panelists talk. They're the experts, so please don't upstage them at their own panel.

Anyway, I left partway through to go find some lunch. Got a cheap hotdog and pretzel over by the dealer's room. I went back to my room to get in suit in preparation for the fursuit Menagerie. I ended up getting there a little bit late, and scrambled over to one of the photo stations to be there for a 1:15 photo shoot. However, apparently they had restructured the Menagerie. Instead of having one picture, they had many pictures during the 15 minute window for a given fursuit type.

Let me back up. At 15 minute intervals, each of the 10 photo stations took photos of certain "demographics" of fursuits. Color, species, fursuit maker, style of suit, special features, etc. During each of those 15 minute intervals, they took several different pictures of the people in those demographics. This was different from the previous year, where they just took one big group picture at the given time. This made it much easier for suiters to show up and be photographed, because they didn't have to rush over to the stations by a given time.

Anyway, I participated in the photoshoots for dragons, for orange fursuiters, and for fem suits. The dragon one was pretty unremarkable. The orange one was fun, though. Between photos, we danced to the music, played with a toy orange wheel (which I subsequently stole, before giving back), and rolled around on the floor. I also ran into Hemlock while I was there, which was a nice surprise (he says he's orange, but I still think he's brown). At the fem suit shoot, I ran into the two cat ladies I met at StormCon (Mieze and his fiancee). We got a few photos, and then I went on my way. I took a brief break outside, and I ran into Spidy, one of my roommates from Furry Migration 2016. We hugged, hung out for a bit, and then I left.

In the headless area, I met up with Hemlock again, as well as his hyena friend, Akila. She seemed like a pretty chill person. Also her suit was SUPER PLUSHY. Like, dropped crotch, big belly, large thighs, the works. It was really cute, but she explained that it was REALLY hard to move around in it (not to mention extremely warm). We hung out for a bit, and then we parted ways, and I went back to my room to cool off and clean up. I had to motor it, in order to make it back in time for...

Celebrity Whose Line Is It Anyway? Easily one of my favorite panels of any con, it was an absolute riot. While the audience-participation Whose Line is funny at times, these guys are well-practiced, skilled improv comedians. They even had a few new faces (Isaac and Tiller, who apparently were professional improv comics). So, the caliber of humor was much higher, and I loved it. I am very confident it was filmed, so you should check it out.

After the panel, I met up with Jake, and we got tacos from the food vendor in the lobby (they were tasty but messy). We had a long discussion about furry in general, about what makes the fandom so special and welcoming and friendly. We concluded that a couple things contributed to this.

First, because furry has been the butt of jokes for decades, it has brought the people within it closer together. After all, hardship often strengthens bonds. Second, furry is much more tolerant of the "adult" side of the fandom. Unlike other fandoms (like bronies, for example), furries do not have a media franchise breathing down their neck about not having "adult" things at the conventions. There is an adult side to most fandoms, but if they are tied to a franchise, those fandoms have to keep the adult side buried underground, and pretend it doesn't exist. Furries, on the other hand, know that it exists, acknowledge it, but keep it private. They know that some people are into that sort of stuff, but they don't judge people for it, as long as they keep it to themselves. Sort of a large-scale example of "your kink is not my kink and that's okay." And because furries are comfortable knowing these things about their friends, it fosters an atmosphere of non-judgment, which makes friendships even stronger. Furries don't care what you're into; as long as you're a cool person and aren't hurting anybody, we can be friends. And I think that's pretty darn special.

Anyway, Jake and I talked for a bit about that stuff, and then he went to Floor Wars, while I went to the 3 Headed Monster show. For the unfamiliar: Xander The Blue, Pandez, and Alkali each do back-to-back 20 minute comedy sets. Hilarity ensues. This time was no different. It was filmed, go check it out. As was the following panel: the Dragget Show Live. As usual, good times had by all, lots of fun. Though shameless plug: at the end of the Dragget Show's live shows, they always turn off the recording devices and tell a "charity story", which is usually something they're too embarrassed to share on camera. So if you want to hear stories that no one else gets to hear, be sure to attend the panels live.

After that, I considered sitting in on the Jackbox After Dark panel, but since I could probably play that anytime I want, I instead elected to do some people watching. Wait around long enough, and you are bound to find something interesting. There were tons of fursuiters, as usual. Silly antics, cool designs, the works. It's fun to just revel in it for a while. OH! I did see a gentleman dressed as Skull Kid from Majora's Mask; he was playing music on his little boombox. It was pretty fun. I also saw a Lambchop fursuiter. Never thought I'd see one of my childhood heroes brought to life in giant form.

Finally, it was time for the event I was waiting for: Fox and Pepper's After Dark concert. I sat with Jake and Hemlock for the show. It was hilarious and amazing as usual. But, this time was a bit different in a few ways. First, the band was joined up on stage by a bassist named Flop (who was apparently a bunny, but he was wearing a lady wolf fursuit head and paws). His antics throughout the show were pretty adorable, and he is a fantastic bass player. They also had a fiddle player (who was also in suit), didn't catch their name though.

Second, and more importantly, Alkali was there, and he was on a mission. He knew that last year, that panel raised $3000 for charity, which was the most money a non-convention-sponsored event had raised that year (or ever?). His goal was to beat that record. So he set up stretch goals for different tiers of money. If they reached $1000, fox and pepper had to put on their fursuit heads. At $2000, they had to get into partial suits. At $3000, Fox would put on his full fursuit. And at $5000, Alkali promised to make a Christmas album with Fox and Pepper (at some point).

Well, we hit 1k. And 2k. And 3k. And 5k.

But it kept going. And going. Alkali brought out an iPad with a card reader, so that people could donate with their credit cards. I ended up putting down $100 to help get the total up higher. More and more money kept pouring in, it was ridiculous!

All told that night, that panel raised $8,000. This ended up being more than any other event at MFF this year, con-sponsored or otherwise (other than closing ceremonies). People went insane. Alkali was in tears. And Pepper sang the Bad Dragon song. It was pretty spectacular. I'm pretty sure it was filmed. Hemlock left early, so he missed out on the final number.

After the concert was over, Jake and I went back to the room to get to bed. We ended up staying awake for a good 30 minutes chatting, because Jake didn't want the night to end. He unfortunately had to fly out on Sunday morning, so it was his last night at the con. But I think he had fun. Hopefully I'll see him at the next MFF (or possibly sooner; I did try to convince him to go to Fur Squared).

Sunday

Jake woke up early and left. I made sure to give him a hug before he departed. After getting a little more shuteye, I got some breakfast and went over to the Charity Auction.

Now, the MFF charity auction is enjoyable, and usually has a lot of good stuff at it. Indeed, this time, they ended up auctioning off not one, but two fursuits, as well as a ton of other swag. However, it suffers from one critical flaw: they have it in the morning on Sunday. Furries, being party animals (see what I did there?), like to stay up late, and then sleep in. Sunday is the last day of the con, which means that the furries have had two nights of partying prior. As a result, they are either not present, or very tired, at the charity auction. This makes it difficult to raise a large amount of money. More people, more excitement, higher bids. Fewer people, less excitement, lower bids. I think, if they rescheduled the charity auction to a different time, they may end up getting more money for charity.

At any rate, it was still a good time, and I ended up winning a "dragon oil warmer". It's basically a little candle holder with a tray up top that you can use to heat essential oil, to make the house smell nice. Kamber, the lady running the auction, kept making comments about "lubricating your dragons" and such, to encourage interest. I jokingly said "this is making me not want to buy it." But I still bought it, and it's pretty cool. But I didn't stick around to the very end of the charity auction, because I was hungry, and it was running long. I ducked out early to get a cheeseburger.

After lunch, I debated about going to the fursuit dance competition. I usually really enjoy it; it's frequently been one of my favorite events at the con. However, I figured "eh, you've seen one dance comp, you've seen them all" and decided to go over to the dealer's room. I was on a mission: to find a portable cooling fan for my fursuit. You know, the ones that fursuiters hang from their neck, and occasionally stick in their mouths to cool off? One of those. I learned from Dark that Dreamvision Creations was selling them. So I went over and sought out their booth; they thankfully had a few left. It was a bit more expensive than I expected, but I figured it was fine, as I was paying to support a furry company.

While I was there, I noticed a table off to the side. "Furries: A Documentary by Eric Risher." Seated at the table was (big surprise) Eric Risher. I knew I had to go up and say hi. See, I was one of the super-backers for the Kickstarter that made this documentary a reality. I put a lot of money toward this project, and I ended up getting a copy of the DVD, a giant poster, a pin, my name in the credits of the movie, and a badge of my fursona. I was wearing that badge at MFF. And he was there. It would have been foolish not to approach him.

So I did. I went up and thanked him for making such a great documentary. And then he thanked ME for supporting him. He's a really humble guy. We talked briefly about how his booth was doing, and then I bid him adieu (didn't want to take up too much of his time). But yeah, it was cool to meet someone in person that I had only ever seen in film. After looking around the dealers room some more, I moseyed back to the hotel. I did some people-watching for a while, got a few photos. Then I caught the tail-end of the dance comp, where they announced the winners. Apparently Gale Frostbane (AKA Nexus) was the MC, and it was her first time doing so. She apparently did a really good job. Not gonna reveal the winners, you need to see the videos to do that.

Afterwards, I ran into Hemlock and Akila, both in-suit. Akila was helping Hemlock be less shy in suit, and she did so by thrusting him at random other fursuiters in the crowds. Hemlock interacted for a little bit, and then Akila dragged him off to find more groups, shouting "Pay attention to Akila's adorable friend!" It was quite hilarious, and Hemlock ended up getting involved in some cute pictures. I decided to play handler for the two for a bit. After a while, we went over to the headless lounge to cool off. There I ran into Comet Scrap, my roommate from MFF last year (whom I hadn't seen all con). It was good to see her, albeit briefly, before she went to go join her bat friends again. While she was there, I received a #SaveTheBats ribbon from one of her friends.

After my furred friends cooled off, Akila left to go back to her hotel room, and me and Hemlock went to closing ceremonies. It was pretty standard. "Thank you for a great weekend, here's what we're planning for next time, here's so and so to talk about the good and the bad stuff."

8,700+ attendees. A world record. MFF beat Anthrocon's total by at least 1,200, and was the first fur con to break 8,000 attendees (and they're well on their way to 9,000). It was pretty mind-blowing. The crowd went nuts!

But it wasn't over yet.

Remember how I said the Fox And Pepper After Dark show was the biggest charity fundraiser at the con, except for closing ceremonies? Let's talk about that.

So they started rattling off numbers, from various events. 1k here, 2k there, 900 somewhere else, etc., plus a $40,000 check from MFF (the organization). That put the total to $63,000. I thought "oh, that's a big number, but it's smaller than last year."

Then Alkali showed up and said, "we're not done yet."

Apparently, throughout the weekend, a whole ton of people approached Alkali and flashed large wads of cash at him, saying "I'm saving this for closing ceremonies."

Well, it was closing ceremonies, so all of those people bum-rushed the stage, throwing money at the con staff. Alkali tossed his hat into the audience, and it brought in even more cash. The staffers had to bring out these large plastic tubs just to hold all the money that was pouring in. It was insane! There were just these mountains of money, and more kept coming. I even saw a little boy, no older than 4, tottering up to the stage with his dad, a $20 bill clutched in his hand.

And then someone named Shadowfox wrote a check for $8,700.

They took the money backstage and began counting it, after it was all collected. After a while, Alkali walked out, tears streaming down his face. He knew it would be a lot of money, but he never expected how much it was going to be.

Closing ceremonies raised $12,000.

All told, the final charity donation to CRISP for MFF 2017 was north of $85,000. The crowd went nuts. There wasn't a dry eye on the stage. The one lady said that this money would be enough to keep them out of debt for over 2 years.

And that's why I love this fandom. Yes, many fandoms raise money for charity. It's one of the ways conventions stay in business: by billing themselves as charity fundraisers, they're able to maintain goodwill with the public. This is normal. However, furries take this to a whole other level. I've been to brony conventions; they raise money for charity, and it's usually a hefty sum. But NOT ONE brony convention I've been to has people making a mad dash for the stage to throw money at the charity. None raise $8,000 at a random for-fun concert late at night. None of them have individual donors giving thousands of dollars in a single go. To be fair, the most expensive item sold at a charity auction (that I've seen) was at Bronycon 2015 (it went for $4,500). But from what I've seen, furries take generosity and charity to an unprecedented fanaticism.

As I said to Hemlock: "Furries have one goal when it comes to charity: make 'em cry."

In other news, apparently Kodi is stepping down as chairman of MFF, and Rama is taking his place. There were some tears, and people thanked Kodi for his service.

After closing, Hemlock headed out to go back to his room to clean up. I made my way up to the O'H restaurant for dinner. It was a decent wait, but they gave me bread to tide me over while my meal was prepared. And boy was a meal it was. I thought to myself "I'm on vacation, I'm going to have one nice meal while I'm here." So I ordered a fish dish. The waiter came out with a fantastic plate: pan-seared salmon stuffed with crabmeat and greens, mashed potatoes, and blackened asparagus. It was HEAVENLY! Probably one of the best restaurant meals I've had in a while. Highly recommended for those who go to MFF next year.

After my lovely meal, I briefly considered going fursuiting. However, after some consideration, I realized I was exhausted from the weekend, and didn't feel like going through all the trouble of getting into suit (which meant going back to my hotel). So I decided to spend my final evening at MFF people watching, and taking pictures.

The con was over, but the party wasn't done yet. A steady stream of fursuiters passed through the con space. Just as it was seeming to die down, more showed up. I saw Majira, Sunny Dingo, Crescent, Bluenose, and countless others. I even decided to film a few mini vlogs while I looked around. And that's what's cool about people-watching at a fur con: wait around long enough, and something cool is bound to happen. They even had another "asian photo booth" forming (I chose not to stick around, because it felt kind of like they were trying to re-do what happened last year).

While I was heading over to the bathroom, I ran into a few other furries (not in suit). One of them commented on the sprout pin in my hat. I had received it as a gift from my roommate Sven last year. She explained that it meant "sprout the love." So i held onto it, as a way to spread a little joy as I went. But yeah, one guy asked me about it, so I explained. There was another lady there, who seemed pretty cool. I complemented her on her makeup, and asked her about how she did it.

See, my girlfriend had challenged me to find one person to flirt with, and get their number/contact info, as a way of helping me break out of my shell a little. Now, as someone who knows very little about flirting, I decided to take a cue from my girlfriend: complement them on their makeup, and ask them about it.

So I did so, with this lady. She explained, and it was going well. We were having a nice conversation for a bit. But then she explained that she was waiting on HER girlfriend in the bathroom. And I started noticing her looking around anxiously a little. So, as not to make her uncomfortable, I decided to say "nice meeting you" and left. Yeah, I didn't get anyone's number, but at least I tried.

Anyway, after flitting around the con for a while and taking more pictures, I ran into Hemlock again. He was partial suiting this time. Apparently he felt more open and comfortable being in partial. Whatever works, I guess? Anyway, we hung out with his friends for a bit, and we goofed around, taking pictures and booping him on the nose. It was good times.

After a while, I decided it was time to go to bed, so I said goodbye to Hemlock (who I might see again soonish at MCFC next year?) and made my way back. I was starting to feel a little down, but my spirits were lifted as I ran into a cute rat femsuiter. Her suit was apparently brand new (and VERY adorable), so I made sure to get her picture. It's funny how just being around a fursuiter can help you feel better.

So I went back to my room and started getting ready for bed. As I did so, Arylena came back to the room, followed by Dark, and we chatted for a bit (mostly about art commissions and conventions and travel). It was nice to unwind a little before bed. But yeah, I was pretty tired, and I knew Ary had an early morning flight, so I hit the hay.

Monday

Both Ary and Dark left very early in the morning. I made sure to say goodbye to each as they left. Then I promptly went back to sleep.

After sleeping in a bit more, I woke up, ate, and packed up my stuff. I was able to get everything in two trips, but it was a struggle. Next time I'll get a luggage cart. Also, next time I'll try to find cheaper parking. I didn't get a room that validated parking, and it ended up being $20 a day for parking.

Somewhat disgruntled by the cost, I got in the car and drove for 5 hours back home, to be ready for work the next day.

Overall

This was a pretty fantastic convention. New friends, met pretty much all of my existing ones, managed to overcome my fear of talking to famous people not once, but twice, and gave more money to charity than I had budgeted for. I didn't suit as much as I would have liked, but that's something I can work on for next con. Like I said, I'm going to make an effort to improve my fursuit endurance, so that I can be in suit for longer. I'm also going to investigate ways to make partial suiting more feasible for me. Dresses? Robes? Something that covers my tail?

We'll see.

Anyway, yeah. MFF. If you haven't been, go. It's great. Seriously.

#mff2017 #midwest furfest #furry

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Merry Christmas Eve!

I received my December’s Heart to Horse box at our brand new home since we moved in on the 16th. I opened the shipment notification on the 16th and received the package on the 21st.

What is the Heart to Horse Box?

Monthly subscriptions are a hot item these days. There seems to be a “box” for everyone; Bark Box, Keto Krate, Dollar Shave Club, Blue Apron, Graze….

Why not, then, have a box for horses? Hence, the Heart to Horse Box!

Upon opening you get to see the name of the person who packed your Heart to Horse box.

For $35 you receive a box containing various items including treats, supplements, fly control, barn items, and riding items. The value more often than not far outweighs the price of the box itself. What you get each month varies and it often coincides with some seasonal necessities.

What I enjoy most about the Heart to horse box? You make a difference! When you purchase a heart to horse box 25% of the proceeds go to a rescue.

December 2017 Reveal!

The Heart to Horse box ships out on or around the 15th of every month…often times I actually receive the box ON the 15th. What’s in this month’s box?

After opening the box and removing the tissue paper, you’re welcomed with a photo of one of the horses benefiting from your donation. You also receive a coupon for 15% off your next order through Horse.com. If you flip the card over it will tell you the products you’ve received and their Item number in case you want to order more.

“Meet Artax, a 15-year-old Percheron Cross Gelding from Gentle Giants Horse Rescue. Your Heart to Horse Box purchase this month includes a donation to Artax and the other amazing horses at this great rescue.”

Ready to see what’s in the box?

TADA!

What you’re seeing:

Morris Kaye Handsfree Shearling Gloves with Rabbit Trim (Reg $45)

Mrs. Pastures 8oz. Treat Stocking (Reg $4.50)

Lila Mixed Metal Stretch Horse Bracelet (Reg $15.55)

Holiday 3-Piece Halter Set with Jingle Bells (Reg. $15.88)

As you can see the values of these products add up to well over $35.

Like last month, this isn’t the best box I’ve received. There were only 4 items and they were of “meh” quality. I got a pair of gloves last month (but these are so soft!). I might wear the bracelet. I always will feed treats. I was pretty excited to try the halter set on Blade.

At first Blade was petrified of the bells. After a few minutes of desensitizing he allowed me to put the halter on him. In the photo below you can see his initial reaction to the halter. He stood very still, splayed legs, and with a very uncomfortable awkward look. Many treats, praise, and a good grooming made him realize that jingle bells were OK. In time I’d love to collect the set…he looks good in red.

I’ll be honest I’m not sure how much longer I will subscribe to the Heart to Horse box. It’s mainly a financial thing. The value you get from the box is obvious. There are some pretty great and useful items…and you can always sell what you don’t want. I simply can’t afford to keep this going with the new house, but you can expect to see one in January for sure so stay tuned!

I recommend this product for:

A great gift idea for all horse people any time of the year!!!

New horse owners

Farm Owners (often has great barn supplies)

People who don’t already have or buy everything they could possibly need

Get your Heart to Horse box here

PROS:

You help a horse rescue in need

Opening your Heart 2 Horse box is like Christmas….you never know what’s in it and the surprise is so much fun!

The items are useful and practical

Helps to replace some items you haven’t gotten around to fixing or replacing

Great opportunity to try a supplement to see if your horse will eat it before you spend too much money on the full container

Discover new brands and products

Most wearable items are one size fits all

Did I mention you get to help a horse rescue?

CONS:

You might get duplicates of what you don’t need

It’s highly addicting and you may want to get more

Not for the people who MUST have everything in matching colors

Heart to Horse Box at Horse.com

Want to see past months?

Heart To Horse; September 2017

Heart to Horse: October 2017

Heart to Horse November 2017

Heart To Horse December 2017 Merry Christmas Eve! I received my December's Heart to Horse box at our brand new home since we moved in on the 16th.

#Heart2Horse #Heart2HorseBox #HeartToHorse #Holidays2017 #Horse #Horses #Reviews #TheGreenHorseman

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can you post the full photo of your pfp perchance 🫶 i’ve been trying to find a good hq pic of reg but it seems only the real little rogersters know about him...

YES INDEED! I LOVE REG POSTING🔥🔥

i simply edited out the text around him to make it more suitable for da pfp even tho i love his expletive speech bubble

below cut r some more reggies i cherish including my old header. which i might go back to actually. EVERYOJE START REGPOSTING NEOW! all must listen to the masterful Pros and cons. Now

(the bottom two aren’t very high quality… i just like them…)

#thanks for the ask!#i love reg!!!!#i’ve been working on how to draw him as of late he’s my guy #if anyone else has high res regs (and i do have more on my laptop im just on mobile rn)#pls add #bc i love reg #hi roger #pros and cons reg mentioned #asks #also definitely using the term rogersters from now on that’s me

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Yesterday, @SDRplay noted on Twitter:

It’s 5 years ago today we sold the very first blue and white RSP to someone in Sweden – many thanks to all our customers over the 5 years

Perhaps it’s just because I’m getting older, but it’s hard to believe it’s been five years!

The little RSP1 really disrupted the SDR world. Up to 2014, there were few sub $150 SDRs that included HF reception natively. There were even fewer sub $150 SDRs that I would consider “enthusiast grade”–those that were sensitive, selective, and not prone to overload.

When I initially tested the RSP1 it pretty much blew my mind. I was so impressed by the performance for the price point.

Looking back at my original review, I see that I had a long list of “pros” and only three “cons.” In fact, two of the three “cons” I listed are no longer valid (multi-channel recordings are now an option and SDRplay has their own OEM application, SDRuno).

SDRplay has demonstrated iterative agility with each new product offering and built an impressive community in five years. They have also maintained their position as a price leader even though their products are all designed and manufactured in the UK.

Congratulations, SDRplay! Happy Birthday to the RSP1! Click here to check out SDRplay.

Click here to read my original SRDplay RSP1 review.

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On air activities at KE9V have been a lot more relaxed since removing the computer from the shack. I really don’t miss the constant interruptions from social media, email hitting the inbox, or any of the thousand other distractions that intrude on my radio time.

To be certain it’s not for everyone, I log and take notes by hand.

But that’s no different than the way I operated when I was a Novice and Bill Gates was just another snot-nosed rich kid who hadn’t yet invented a damn thing. And I recall ham radio being a whole lot of fun without all that falderol in 1977 – and what do you know, it’s no less fun in 2019 without it too.

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Evans (W4/VP9KF), who shares the following article from Hackaday:

Before swearing my fealty to the Jolly Wrencher, I wrote for several other sites, creating more or less the same sort of content I do now. In fact, the topical overlap was enough that occasionally those articles would get picked up here on Hackaday. One of those articles, which graced the pages of this site a little more than seven years ago, was Getting Started with RTL-SDR. The original linked article has long since disappeared, and the site it was hosted on is now apparently dedicated to Nintendo games, but you can probably get the gist of what it was about from the title alone.

When I wrote that article in 2012, the RTL-SDR project and its community were still in their infancy. It took some real digging to find out which TV tuners based on the Realtek RTL2832U were supported, what adapters you needed to connect more capable antennas, and how to compile all the software necessary to get them listening outside of their advertised frequency range. It wasn’t exactly the most user-friendly experience, and when it was all said and done, you were left largely to your own devices. If you didn’t know how to create your own receivers in GNU Radio, there wasn’t a whole lot you could do other than eavesdrop on hams or tune into local FM broadcasts.

Nearly a decade later, things have changed dramatically. The RTL-SDR hardware and software has itself improved enormously, but perhaps more importantly, the success of the project has kicked off something of a revolution in the software defined radio (SDR) world. Prior to 2012, SDRs were certainly not unobtainable, but they were considerably more expensive. Back then, the most comparable device on the market would have been the FUNcube dongle, a nearly $200 USD receiver that was actually designed for receiving data from CubeSats. Anything cheaper than that was likely to be a kit, and often operated within a narrower range of frequencies.

Today, we would argue that an RTL-SDR receiver is a must-have tool.[…]

Click here to continue reading the full article at the excellent Hackaday blog.

Of course, for all things RTL-SDR and beyond, I highly recommend bookmarking RTL-SDR.com.

The RTL-SDR.com blog also manufactures my favorite flavor of the RTL-SDR dongle along with a nice bundle of antennas. Click here to check it out on Amazon.com (this affiliate link supports the SWLing Post).

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Foundations of Amateur Radio

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The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1425 BID: $OPDX.1425 August 5, 2019 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, W2VU, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, WB6RSE, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1EKC, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PD3H, RN3RQ, RW6HS , Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 28th-July, through Sunday, 4th-August there were 209 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T33, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9X, VP2M, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3W9, VIETNAM. Jacek, SP5APW, and his wife are planning to visit Dao Co To (AS-132) between the end of September and the start of October. He is plans to be active as 3W9KJ (callsign pending). Activity will be mainly FT8/FT4 possibly on 40/30 meters with some SSB (if conditions allow) using 100 watts into a wire QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. 3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Video). 3Y0I Team member Mietek, SP3CMX, has put together a 27:19 video on the team's first attempt to go to the island called “The Road To Bouvet”. They say “Buckle up” to viewn it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q39AMAhciuk 8Q, MALDIVES (Reminder/Update). Gil, IZ2DLV, will once again be active from as 8Q7GB Nika Island in the Maldives between August 4-18th. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20/17/15 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog. 9G, GHANA. Chip, KB1QU, will be active as 9G5QU between September 8-21st. Activity will be on 40/30/20 meters using CW, FT8 and FT4. QSL via N4GNR direct. A8, LIBERIA (Update/Confirmed Dates). The Italian DXpedition Team will be active from Liberia between September 28th and October 11th. They plan to use two callsigns: A82X for CW, SSB and RTTY; A82Z for FT8 only. The 11 operators mentioned are Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT, Alfeo/I1HJT, Franco/I1FQH, Tony/I2PJA, Gino/IK2RZP, Alberto/IZ2XAF and Mac/JA3USA. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24890 and 28030 kHz SSB - 3775, 7090, 14240, 18130, 21310, 24950 and 28470 kHz RTTY - 14084 kHz FT8 - 1843, 3585, 7056, 10131, 14080, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz For JA STATIONS ONLY -- FT8 on 160m use normal mode; TX frq 1845 kHz and RX frq is 1908 kHz They are planning to use 5 stations with maximum flexibility. QSL via OQRS (http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/). QSL via I2YSB direct only or LoTW after the operation. They will also be using a "Real-Time Online Logging" (internet permitting), including their FT8 activity as A82Z. For more details, updates, and a survey on bands/needs, see: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt C21, NAURU. Operators Yuris/YL2GM, Jack/YL2KA, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Kristers/ YL3JA will be active as C21W from Nauru (OC-031) after their Western Kiribati operation (see T30 below) between September 16-25th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. The suggested frequencies will be published later. Split operation will always be used: QSX CW up 2 (160m down 2, JA 1810-1820); and QSX SSB/RTTY up 5. QSL via YL2GN direct or ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau) for paper QSLs. Full LoTW upload will be done 6 months after the end of the DXPedition. For more details and updates, see: http://www.lral.lv/c21w_t30l/index.html Please do not send log correction requests. Corrections will not be provided. All individual supporters 20 USDs+ will receive direct QSL. Please do not send your QSL to them via Bureau - they are not required. CQ NEWS (Press Release, date July 30th). "Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, Named 2019 Newsline Young Ham of the Year" -- Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, of Normal, Illinois, has been selected as the "2019 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year". Dhruv, 15, is the son of Hari Rebba, VU2SPZ, and Shailaja Panyam. He is entering his sophomore year at the Normal Community High School this fall. He is a member of the Central Illinois Radio Club. Dhruv earned his Technician Class license in 2013 when he was only 9 years old. He followed it up by passing the test for a General Class license a year later. Dhruv says his interest in amateur radio was sparked by a 2013 visit to the Dayton Hamvention(R) with his father, a long-time amateur radio operator from India who settled in the U.S..... Read the complete press release at: http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com Also read the ARRL press release at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dhruv-rebba-kc9zjx-is-2019-newsline-young-ham-of-the-year CR3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Gerd/DF9TS, Detlef/DK3QZ, Michael/DK6QW, Marcus/DL1EKC, Kai/DL3HAH and Andreas/DL3YM will be active as CR3W from Santana, Madeira Island (AF-014), during the Worked All Europe DX CW Contest (WAEDC) (August 10-11th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL CR3W via DL5AXX, OQRS (see QRZ.com) or LoTW. Look for operators to be active out- side of the contest as CT9/homecall usually on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns. CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. After a small delay, the CY9C team is now active until August 8th. Activity is on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 in DXpedition mode, EME, and on various Satellites. QSLs will be available: ClubLog, LoTW, direct via WA4DAN. PLEASE NOTE: No Bureau or No IRCs. For more details and updates, watch: http://cy9c.com DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of July 29th. The list contains 340 entities. The following are the top 10 entities: 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 6. BV9P Pratas Island 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 7. KH7K Kure Island 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 8. KH3 Johnston Island 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 9. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 10. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island No changes this month. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php DXCC NEWS. The following operations have been approved for DXCC credit: CY9C -- St. Paul Island; 2019 operation T6AA and T6A -- Afghanistan; 2019 operations H4, SOLOMON ISLANDS. Operators Michael/DL2GMI and Bernhard/DL2GAC will be active as H44MI and H44MS, respectively from Malaita Island (OC-047) between August 23rd and September 2nd. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/ 10/6 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8 (normal mode or F/H-Mode according to the activity). QSL via their home callsign, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. Maybe a OQRS later. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-025. Operators Valdimir/RV1CC and Yuri/RM0F will be active as RV1CC/0 and RM0F/P, respectively, from Iturup Island beginning August 15th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via details on QRZ.com. AS-063/ (Update) The RQ73QQ operation (AS-152) has been cancelled due AS-152. to security reasons (many polar bears on the island now and bad weather for a small boat). The R63RRC operation (AS-063) has made about 10K QSO; 1100 in the RSGB IOTA Contest. AS-206. Take, JA8COE, will be active as JA8COE/0 from Sado Island between September 22-24th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. The focus will be on EU and low power NA stations. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog's OQRS. For updates, watch his Blog at: https://blog.goo.ne.jp/takaja8coe AS-206. Kenji, JA4GXS, will be active as JA4GXS/0 from Sado Island, in the Honshu's Coastal Islands East IOTA Group, between October 26-28th. Activity will be on 20/17 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. AS-206. Ichy, JH7IPR, will be active as JH7IPR/7 from Oshima Island "before noon" (JST time), August 9th, and "around noon" (JST time) on August 10th. Activity will be focused on 40/20 meters using FT8 with some CW. He states, "However, if 6m opens, will work on 6m. Will be active on CW accordingly. Depends on the situation, I might extend one more day." QSL via the Bureau; ClubLog will be available once the system accepts the log upload (It seems to have 30 day rules for the newly validated IOTA#). EU-112. Operators Thor/DK7RD, Paul/G4PVM and Col/MM0NDX are planning to activate Europe's 5th most wanted IOTA, Shiant Isles, as MS0INT between August 23-25th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via M0SDV. EU-191. Operators Da/YO3GA, Mircea/YO4GKP, Alina/YO9RYJ, Petrica/YO9RIJ and possibly others will be active as YP0F from Fericirii Island between August 27th-September 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via YO9RIJ. NA-008. (Zone 2) VY0ERC is once again active from the Eureka Weather station and the Eureka Amateur Radio Club [probably the most northerly located amateur radio club in the world] from Eureka, Nunavut, on the air until August 20th. A list of the operating team was not provided. The suggested bands are 40 and 20 meters (possibly 80m), as well as FM satellites (from ER60, EQ79) using SSB, the Digital modes and very slow CW. Activity will be limited to his spare time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct. NA-176. Pierre, VE2GT, is planning a one day operation from Île du Havre, and will be active as VE2GT/150 between 1330-1530z on September 1st. Activity will be on various HF bands; pro- bably on IOTA frequencies. Track Pierre's progress on APRS at: https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FVE2GT-5&timerange=3600&tail=3600 NA-210. (Update) Members of the Russian Robinson Club are planning to activate Sledge Island as KL7RRC/P between August 27th and September 2nd. Operators mentioned are are planning to activate Sledge Island as KL7RRC/P. Operators mentioned are Mike/AD5A, Yuri/UA9OBA and Yuri/N3QQ. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8, with possibly 2-3 stations. FT8 will be on 24/7 as a beacon on two bands F/H mode. QSL via N7RO or ClubLog (will be uploaded after the expedition). A Web page is now available at: https://www.na-234.com NA-211. Operators Yuri/N3QQ, Cezar/VE3LYC, Sandro/VE7NY and Adrian/ KO8SCA will be active as K7TRI from the rare IOTA Tillamook Rock between September 6-9th. This IOTA is in demand by almost 94% of IOTA members, and has been on the air only once in 21 years. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW and SSB. This is a very expensive and challenging project, and they are actively looking for possible support from IOTA chasers and DXers at large. All donors will be promptly acknowledged on their Web site at: http://k7tri.weebly.com QSL via VE3LYC, direct or by the Bureau. The preferred method is ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau). SA-100. (Update) The current list of operators of Diego/CA1DBD, Fer- nando/CA1FCS, Juan/CE1DN, Sergio/CE3WW, Zoli/HA1AG, Nando/ IT9YRE, Carlo/XQ1CR, Claudio/XQ1FM and Danilo/XQ4CW, will be active as 3G1DX from Pajaros Rocks for 3 days sometime around October 18-23rd (plan is October 18-20th). This will depend on the swells around the island. They plan to work hard during the day hours, but they are not sure during the evening hours due to the high tides. Activity will be mainly SSB and CW, using two stations. Pilot station is Alfio/IT9EJW. QSL via IT9YRE - OQRS preferred . For more details and updates, see: http://www.it9yre.it/3g1dx PLEASE NOTE: It is very hard and dangerous to land on the Rock so please absolutely do not dupe the QSO ! ! ! Restructuring of AS-117/AS-206. On the IOTA Web page (iota-world.org), Roger, G3KMA, on July 30th, posted the following: Islands previously listed as qualifying for AS-117 that now fall within the co-ordinates box of the new group AS-206, Honshu’s Coastal Islands East, have now been transferred and are listed appropriately both in the application database scroll-down list and in the IOTA Directory online. Following several activations from AS-206 in the last few weeks with most already accepted for credit, the group number is now confirmed. Record-holders with credits for AS-117 that commence with prefixes JA0, 1, 2 and 7, will have their credits reviewed for transfer to AS-206. All chasers who logged into the IOTA system at least once during the last two years will be automatically informed by a credit re-allocation. This will alert them to the need to find a replacement card or QSO match for AS-117 with a prefix JA3, 4 or 9 to regain credit. Other record-holders for whom Management no longer retains an email address will have any necessary transfer made automatically. The intention is to transfer all credits to the correct IOTA group within a few weeks. As this is quite a big job, patience is requested. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new (www.iota-world.org) have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Ron, KH6DV, from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, announced on July 31st, that a KH6VV/KH4 DXpedition will take place during the second half of February 2020. He states on QRZ.com, "Midway Atoll is #14 on the ClubLog most wanted list and has not been active for some time. The air- craft used for the logistics flights has been downsized and visitors are no longer allowed to fly to the island. Operators interested in joining the expedition should be prepared to undertake a 6.75 day ocean voyage. The vessel DXpedition veteran the 'A/S Machias' can be seen on my KH6DV QRZ.com page. The vessel will provide all power (2 x 27KW generators) and air conditioned sleeping, operating and galley areas. For operators who would like to join the expedition, please send me an email. Anyone with FT-8 F&H experience from the expedition side please state so. What we need: About 11 operators. Someone with experience in contacting DX clubs to solicit donations. Donations are being accepted at the expedition PayPal account ([email protected]). Make sure you note your callsign so we can add you to the express LoTW list." QSL KH6VV/KH4 ONLY via ClubLog's OQRS. ADDED UPDATES (FROM DX-WORLD.NET) by Ron, KH6DV: * August 2nd -- "Upon further review by the DXCC desk we will be moving the equipment and operators to land. As I said whatever it takes to count. We won't be going to these efforts to not count. All will be documented." * August 3rd -- "We have a list of 10 well experienced expedition operators on the high interest list which is 1-2 fewer then we need. These were received in the first day and a half after the announcement. My hope is that now that we are into the weekend people will have time to consider making the trip. I believe one of the problems is that so many have been there on the last expedition 10 years ago and are looking for new places to go rather then a return to somewhere they have been. We will let this run till about August 15th at which time we need to make the decision to proceed or delay till later in the year." OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). The "new" OPDX Mailing List is back up and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW PA75, THE NETHERLANDS. Look for special event station PA75OMG to be active between September 12-22st. Activity is to commemorate and celebrate the anniversary of freedom. As part of Operation Market Garden(OMG) in World War II, paratroopers of the allied forces, such as American, British, Canadian, Polish and Dutch troops, landed in the Nijmegen region on Sep- tember the 17th, 1944, and the region would soon be liberated after four years of German occupation. During the 10 days of activity, they will try to work as many amateur radio operators across the world as possible. QSL via the infon on QRZ.com. For more details and pictures, see: Home

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 5-11th)....... Aug/05th HN Aug/08th AN Aug/10th AN Aug/06th HN Aug/09th AN Aug/11th AN Aug/07th AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ====================================================== NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Next QSL Infos on Sunday, August 18, 2019 (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/CY9C https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/OJ0DX https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/OJ9A https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/TO5M OZ/DL3DW via DL3DW. Activity during the RSGB IOTA Contest from Falster Island (EU-029). QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 1A0C, 7X2TT, C5DL, C6ADX, CE3TL, EA5WO, EW7BA, F8DBF, HA7TM, HB0WR, HZ1SK, J69DS, KN0E/KH3, OJ0DX, OZ1TMK, RA4HL, S21SM, T2AR, UA2K, UN7LZ, VE4VT, VE4WQ, YB8OUN, YJ0GA and YO3JR QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: AO50MOON, 5W0H, DU1UD/8 (OC-105), E77E, GU3HFN, K7Y (NA-250), LZ1NP, S9A, VK6MAV/6 (OC-211), VK6MAV/6 (OC-183) and ZB2FK QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4E1CVB/4 (OC-202), 4S7KKG, 5W0DXA, 5X2B, 6Y1M, 8Q7PW, 9M4DXX, 9Q0HQ, A35EU, A52ZB, CP8MW, E51JHQ, HC5F, HC5M, HZ1FI, JD1BPH, JG8NQJ/JD1, KC4/N2TA, KH2F, PJ4P, RI0BC (AS-042), RI1OB (EU-133), T31EU, T6/IZ1CCK, TK/DB4BJ, UK/R1ZY, V31FO, VC7J (NA-036), VC7X (NA-036), XV9YM, YE4/DL3KZA (OC-144), Z66X, ZA/DF8AN and ZA/DK8FA --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... SV/A, MT. ATHOS (Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, Mount Athos News). The following is a letter written by Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, and was provided by Theodore Giamtsidis, SV1GRM: Dear Radio Amateur friends, I am Monk Iakovos from the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou of Mount Athos, bearing the distinct amateur radio call sign SV2RSG. I hereby take the liberty to contact you and write in the circumstances of what has been circulated as sporadic rumors regarding Mount Athos, Monk Apollo and me in conjunction to the issue of ham radio activities (radio amateur). My sole purpose and intention is to provide clarification, based on actual facts and figures, in restoration of the truth. Regarding my eligi- bility as a radio amateur and solid proof of it, there are the relevant official records in the competent state service offices in Thessaloniki but also in the pertinent Ministry in Athens, for anyone interested in accessing, verifying, learning more, as well as relevant accompanying photographic material that has come under exposure to public eye at various given time periods. Concerning the subject of a radio amateur license held by the passed Monk Apollo (SV2ASP), whether licensed by the Holy Community (Greek Hiera Koenotes) of Mount Athos for Amateur Radio Broadcasting, I would like to clarify the following: The Holy Community has never shown any sign of interest in this issue, until as recently as only 4 years ago. The only permission granted to the late blessed Monk Apollo was for radio warning communications (regarding natural as well as other serious environmental hazards and disasters), in order to provide wider relative information on local and near periphery level and thus triggering response and support on combating, restricting and mitigating these disasters. On the other hand, it was exactly the outbreak of a ravaging wildfire on Mount Athos with terrible catastrophic effects that provided the motive for a more positive disposition towards mentioned ham radio activity. However, there has never actually been a permit for ham radio amateur contests or daily ham radio activities, nor has it been any concern in the interests of the Holy Community to deal with this issue, since the Holy Community had at the time and still has much more serious and important issues of actual substance to resolve and deal with than those pertinent to a solitary Monk in his individual activity. I say “individual activity” because the Monastery to which Monk Apollo belonged had not requested for such actions, and had not put forth an official Monastic request as such. This was also further demonstrated by the total ignorance of the Holy Community about the actions of Monk Apollo but also with their absence of knowledge regarding the definition, prin- ciples, purpose, and key-functions of Amateur Radio. This fact alone is a response to those who invoke issues of licenses and concessions. This is also the reason why Monk Apollo did broadcast with Thessaloniki as signal mark location and “/A” mark location on Mount Athos, precisely because the base and station of transmission had to be lawfully seated in Thessaloniki and not on Mount Athos. Having thus no serious and formal information provided on the subject from those who were directly involved and concerned, the Holy Community considered the use and action of Ham Radio as a notion opposing tradition and unrelated to Monasticism and its own tradition. This at the exact very same time when Mount Athos is overwhelmed and flooded with constant use of Internet, YouTube, email, social media, mobile phone applications and every other wireless and recent technological invention services. Although people nowadays do say “mobile” and they mean “cellular phone” the intended proper term to actually use is “radio” (frequency telecommuni- cations). I tried with all my kind disposition and due respect to explain, clarify and inform the Holy Epistasia – the Holy Supervisory Committee of the Community (Greek Hiera Epistasia) – on the issue of “Ham/Amateur Radio”, at the time when the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou sent me as a member of their delegation regarding the Monastic request of a ham radio station installation. The Koutloumousiou delegation consisted of Monk Iakovos (SV2RSG), as the representative of the Holy Monastery, the Monk driver and one more Monk, all present during our presentation and attending the whole hearing process of the Monastic request. Representatives of the Holy Epistasia of the Holy Community of Mount Athos were the Holy Protepistate and other two Monastery Epistates (Supervisors). Immediately, it became obviously clear that the Holy Protepistate and the Monastery Epistates had, plausibly, no previous or current knowledge of what Ham Radio is in general, its advantages and how it works. In spite of my personal attempt to explain in detail, fill in any gaps or answer eventual queries, unfortunately no one was finally convinced of the use and usefulness of traditional amateur radio, not because they were not convinced based on reasoning and argumentation, but because there was lack of disposition towards dealing with the subject. On the contrary, in reply to our presentation, I was met with many negative comments and criticism about Monk Apollo and his ham radio activities that I would not ever disclose for the sake of respect and esteem for the late brother Monk Apollo. On many occasions I have even received rebukes, insults and slander from friends of Monk Apollo and other Ham Radio amateurs, mostly anonymous.. Mentioned above was certainly not with any intention to put blame or accusation on anyone at all, I just need to attribute the truth to the events and actual facts that happened between people we are struggling together with in our weaknesses, passions and selfishness, during our common spiritual struggle and objectives. However, nowadays that we are going through a time period of total radio silence and relevant activity in Mount Athos, this due to plausible ignorance and partial lack of interest in such ham radio activities on the part of the Holy Community (because of so many other more important and pressing issues demanding our attention) we do have the opportunity to make an appeal. With the status of a Holy Mount Athos Monk and as a Radio Amateur at the same time, I invite and urge you and all those who love Mount Athos and the tradition of Amateur Radio to join our hearts and voices in sending letters or emails of support in spirit of respect to the Holy Community, and pray and request for: Its reconsideration on the issue and – granting their kind permission to install radio communications station(s), not to any individual Monks, but to any of the Holy Monasteries that do wish to install and operate such an installation (after decision of the Monasteries’ ‘Committee’ and the ‘Council of Elders’) by designating / appointing a Monk Radio Operator responsible for its proper function, under the stand- ards and guidelines of well-established international and domestic tele- communication rules and regulations. Glory be to God and our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ for all things! In spirit of Jesus Christ’s love for all. Monk Iakovos Koutloumousianos, SV2RSG T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI. Operators Yuris/YL2GM, Jack/YL2KA, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Kristers/YL3JA will be active as T30L from Western Kiribati (OC-017) before their Nauru operation (see C2 above) between September 6-15th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies will be published later. Split operation will always be used: QSX CW up 2 (160m down 2, JA 1810-1820); and QSX SSB/RTTY up 5. QSL via YL2GN direct or ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau) for paper QSLs. Full LoTW upload will be done 6 months after the end of the DXPedition. For more details and updates, see: http://www.lral.lv/c21w_t30l/index.html Please do not send log correction requests. Corrections will not be provided. All individual supporters 20 USDs+ will receive direct QSL. Please do not send your QSL to them via Bureau - they are not required. T45, CUBA (LH Op) Members of the DX Punta Maya Group will be active as T45FM from the Punta Maya Lighthouse (NA-105, ILLW CU-032, ARLHS CU-005) between August 15-19th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. An emphasis will be on the International Light- house/Lightship Weekend (ILLW). Operators of this special station will be CO2DSE, CO5MK, CO5AY, CO5NS, CO5JK CO2ROD, CO5LB, CO5DOR, CO5SD, CO5FR, CL5HMB and CO5HCM/W4HCM. QSL via RW6HS V2, ANTIGUA. Bud, AA3B, will once again be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) between September 8-20th. Activity will be sporadic because he is doing maintenance on the station but will be primarily CW on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW or via AA3B, direct or by the Bureau. An OQRS will be available via ClubLog. V6, MICRONESIA. Al, K7AR, will be active as V63AR from the South Park Hotel on Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between November 18-26th. Activity will be on various HF bands with a focus on 160/80m and including the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). QSL via his callsign. PLEASE NOTE: This callsign was used once before in 2015 (QSL via JH2BNL). VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (Reminder). By the time you read this, Rick, AI5P, should be active as VK9APX from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) until August 10th. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via AI5P, direct or by the Bureau. No LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog. VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Michael, DF8AN, will be active as VK9LQ from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between November 21-27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, RTTY, FT8 and other Digital modes. Michael states that he "will work in FT8 DXPedition mode only if too many callers", but he will mainly not work in DXPedition mode. Also, check the regular FT8 frequencies, and if too many callers, he will QSY to 14090, 7045 or 10142 in the DXPedition mode. QSL via DF8AN, direct, by the Bureau or eQSL. 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ARRL -Video recordings of presentations made by several ARRL officials at the 2019 Dayton Hamvention® and ARRL National Convention are now available for viewing on the ARRL YouTube channel. Most of the videos were shot and edited by ARRL Great Lakes Division Vice Director Tom Delaney, W8WTD, with assistance from David Vine, WA1EAW, during the ARRL Members Forum and during other ARRL-sponsored forums …

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Video recordings of presentations made by several ARRL officials at the 2019 Dayton Hamvention® and ARRL National Convention are now available for viewing on the ARRL YouTube channel. Most of the videos were shot and edited by ARRL Great Lakes Division Vice Director Tom Delaney, W8WTD, with assistance from David Vine, WA1EAW, during the ARRL Members Forum and during other ARRL-sponsored forums …

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ARRL -ARRL member and honoree Reynold L. “Fritz” Nitsch, W4NTO, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, died on August 5 following a brief illness. He was 100 years old. Nitsch was the first recipient of the ARRL Board of Directors’ Centurion Award in recognition of his centenarian status and of his almost half-century of continuous activity in the ARRL Field Organization as an Official Observer, an Official…

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JUNE 25, 2019 — It’s our pleasure to announce our DXpedition to FP, more accurately to the “Ile aux Marins” as TO5M during August 10-18, 2019. Our plan is to be QRV on all bands, 6-160m, using mostly vertical antennas, a Hexbeam for the higher bands and beverage receiving antennas for the low bands. We will […]

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ARRL -Tickets now are available for the AMSAT Symposium Saturday evening banquet on Saturday, October 19. A panel of guest speakers will present “The Foundations of AMSAT” followed by a question-and-answer session.

Guest speakers will include Lance Ginner, K6GSJ (Project OSCAR); George Jacobs, W3ASK (author, diplomat); Perry Klein, W3PK (AMSAT founding president); Owen Mace (Australis-OSCAR 5 builder)…

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Guest speakers will include Lance Ginner, K6GSJ (Project OSCAR); George Jacobs, W3ASK (author, diplomat); Perry Klein, W3PK (AMSAT founding president); Owen Mace (Australis-OSCAR 5 builder)…

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The following blogspot was originally published in July, 2016. Hopefully some will find this of interest as the topic is still very relevant.

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A recent posting on Yahoo’s Perseus SDR Group inquired about the use of external or PC-based DSP manipulation of signals partially masked by noise to improve readability. The most interesting part of this short discussion was the result of one response indicating:

“BTW one of the best and most simple noise reductions is to lower the volume.”

to which the original inquirer responded:

“BTW, lower the volume to reduce noise … ?? That was a joke, right ??”

Other comments soon followed, including my own, initially:

“Actually, for whatever reason, this works…at least when copying very very weak CW signals. I think it is more of an ear-brain thing where the noise gets more focus than the signal when listening at moderate levels but cranking everything down to a very low level has always improved copy for me….not sure why this works as well as it does.”

From Roelof Bakker, PAØRDT:

“The ear brain system works much better at low volume as it is easily overloaded by strong signals. Similar like too much direct light in your eyes will degrade contrast. I guess this is getting worse with age, but I am not sure about that. I have been watching many videos on YouTube which demonstrate ham radio gear and most if not all use far to high volume settings, which degrades readability. I believe it is a normal habit to raise the volume for weak signals, but this is often contra productive. When listening for weak signals at low volume settings, a quiet room is mandatory. I have taken considerable effort in building a quiet PC, that is aurally quiet. What does wonders for copying weak signals with the PERSEUS is to switch off the AGC.” “No it’s not a joke and it’s not the RF Gain. It’s one of the capabilities of the human ear. Of course qrm can be limited and reduced but noise is difficult. What you often see is that with all those noise reduction things is that the volume drops. Make an audio recording of a part with and without a (white) noise limiter switched on. Open it into an audio editor and you will see that the amplitude of the part where the noise reduction is on is lower. Now amplify that part to the same level as where the limiter is not active and play it back. You will be astonished how little the difference is. It’s probably also a thing that can differ from person to person but I’ve never seen tools that can make an unreadable signal readable. Most of the time they sound just different, not better.”

Likely there is a ton of data showing how our ear / brain link deals with noise or tones buried in noise. With audio levels set to anything above bare minimum, I think it’s very easy for your brain to react mainly to the noise and not to the tone. Reducing this level possibly puts the two back on even levels … even though there really has been no change in signal-to-noise ratio.

When trying to copy very weak, difficult signals, I’ve always found that turning audio levels down to bare minimums helps me personally. As Roelof mentioned, the entire environment must be dead quiet as well so that there are no outside distractions. Even the sounds of the headphone cord, brushing against clothing or the table top, can make the difference between copy and no copy. Decades of copying very weak ndb CW idents buried in the noise as well as spending several years on 2m CW moonbounce, has taught me that my ear-brain connection works best when audio inputs are very, very low.

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As an interesting aside, my years of copying weak CW tones, has shown itself in other ways as well. Before retirement as a high school tech ed teacher, staff were required to have their hearing checked annually, as part of the medical plan’s requirement. Each year the mobile audio lab would roll-up for the tests. I would always make sure to sit perfectly still, with no headphone cord wires brushing against my clothing. The tones varied in frequency and intensity and were often extremely weak, not unlike the weak echoes I was used to copying from the lunar surface. The reaction from the examiner was always the same, every year … complete astonishment when checking the results and usually a comment that I had the hearing of a teenager! Thankfully my hearing, which I’ve always been careful to protect, remains exceptionally good, for which I am truly grateful … so often this is a genetic thing and there is little one can do about controlling hearing-loss as one ages.

I shudder anytime I see a young person with headphones or earbuds firmly in place and with the music volume cranked up to unbelievably high levels. Sadly, many of them will likely pay the price for this later in life as such hammering-away at the delicate auditory mechanism has a cumulative rather than a short-term effect.

So … the next time you find yourself trying to copy that ultra-weak signal just riding along in the noise, try turning the audio way, way down. Take a deep breath and listen to the tone, not the noise. If you ask me, the best signal filter is still the one between our ears.

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Southgate ARC – As if to copy Stoke City this week, Ten Metres has been poor, very poor. The odd bit of DX but really a good showing by F4CXO as top spotter. His shack looks particularly tidy and organised for a Radio Ham!

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Southgate ARC – HamSphere 4.0 Five years have passed ! Summer 2014 on August 15 exactly, a UFO arrives in the world of radio amateurs and radio enthusiasts, this new program happens to simulate the propagation on the amateur bands radio 10 to 160 meters

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UPDATE by Gil, IZ2DLV /8Q7GB – Customs checked my baggage but with Maldivian license and serial numbers on it was an enough to explain why I was traveling with 60kg of equipment. Nika Island is a wonderful location, owner is Ham Radio friendly and bungalows are secluded enough to have your equipment hidden. The 2 antennas […]

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Southgate ARC – Matt M6CEB has released a video describing how those who’ve passed their Intermediate or Advanced exam can get short callsigns such as 2E0PS or M5ET

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Southgate ARC – Back in 2008, a father and son team decided to experiment with a new publishing technology -podcasting. They committed to publishing ten shows and see if anyone was listening

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Southgate ARC – The Italian DXpedition Team will be active from Liberia between September 28th and October 11th

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Southgate ARC – Look for special event station PA75OMG to be active between September 12-22st

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The Most Colorful Rental-Friendly Apartment Renovation — House Tour

Name: Cortney Moore and Tyler Moore Location: Studio City Neighborhood — Los Angeles, California Size: 800 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, renting

Since getting married back in 2011, we've moved at least once a year. We hopped around Nashville for a few years before moving out to Los Angeles, and have moved twice since we've been here. We both love to go out and be social, but we cherish our time at home as well. I'd say we're both about 50/50 on the extrovert/introvert scale, so that "at home" time to relax, reconnect, and recharge is 100 percent necessary. And we've always kind of been in search of that feeling of "sanctuary" when it came to our home, and it's been hard to find, as we've always been renters.

We used to think that feeling would come when we purchased a home, but in the last few years (especially since moving to L.A.), we've realized that that's not a priority for us right now. But we weren't willing to wait on feeling truly at home anymore. So, this last time when we were ready to move, we decided to look at it differently. Yes, we were still renting, but we were looking for a place we could make our home. We found a privately owned apartment in the Studio City neighborhood via Craigslist (I know, of all places!), met with the couple, and immediately knew it had potential. We took it and have been working to make it "ours" ever since.

Truly at heart, I think we're homebodies. With this new place, we love hosting people in our home. We're both big into cooking, baking, and trying out new cocktail recipes! We both work from home, so having a place that inspires creativity as well as relaxation is an absolute must. Renting or not, this place is ours now, and the work we put in to get it there was totally worth it.

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Our Style: I'd say our style is a mix of bohemian and mid-century modern.

Inspiration: Justina Blakeney (@justinablakeney), Krys Melo (@melodrama), Elsie Larson (@elsielarson or @abeautifulmess), Kelly Mindell (@studiodiy). I could list home inspiration forever, as interior design is just something that's always intrigued me, but these gals were the biggest sources of inspiration for this project.

Favorite Element: This is probably a tie between our record station or our new pastel colored kitchen! Because those are probably equally big parts of our lives, and coexist a lot of the time. My husband is in the music industry. It's what originally brought us to Los Angeles, so to say music is a big part of our lives would be an understatement. Dance parties happen on the reg, and finally having a place to keep all of our prized records organized and at the ready versus packed away under our bed is just fabulous. (The record station is the palm print credenza from Overstock that you will see in the photos).

As far as the kitchen, as I mentioned before, we both love to cook. We take Sundays as a day together and a lot of the time it's us spending it together in the kitchen, trying out a new recipe. And I feel so much more inspired to be creative and try new things now that I feel like my kitchen reflects me more as a person. Bright, happy, open, versus dark and closed off as it was before the redo. And a lot of the times when we're in the kitchen, we're simultaneously dancing around with our pup to one of our favorite records. So these two areas kind of fit together in my mind.

Biggest Challenge: Doing all of our projects rental and budget friendly. We wanted this place to feel like home, but the reality is, we are still renting. One day (hopefully not anytime soon) we will move out, so we wanted to be responsible with our spending in this upgrade. We also want to get our security deposit back at the end of it all, so we had to make sure everything was done according to the rules. Paint had to be a certain kind, wallpaper only temporary, lots of very careful drilling. And my biggest tip on this would be to ask permission.

I think we majorly lucked out finding a privately owned apartment instead of one owned by a large agency, because it's easy for me to text our landlord, ask her about the project I'm thinking of doing, and get a response of either approval or denial. But ultimately, if it's not something your landlord is going to be happy with, it's probably not worth doing, as it'll cost you more in the long run. However, whenever we presented the idea of a project, we usually offered up a few suggestions as to how we would make it rental friendly, and she agreed to almost all of them!

Proudest DIY: I'll be honest, I'm not a huge DIY-er. I love to decorate, but actual crafting projects aren't really my thing. I think I'm proudest of the bedroom though. It was so drab and bare before, and I think the elements of color and texture that we brought into it just really brought it to life!

Biggest Indulgence: Definitely our mid-century, brightly colored Joybird Sofa. And it was 100 percent worth it.

Best Advice: Take time doing lots of research before jumping into a project. Don't make hasty design decisions and really hone your inspiration. As far as DIYs, see how other people have done it. Weigh out the pros and the cons, especially if you're renting. But mostly, chase after that feeling of making a space yours. Your safe haven, your creative space, your sanctuary. Don't just follow what's trendy at the moment, follow what's going to make you happy for the longest amount of time.

Resources:

PAINT & COLORS Kitchen Cabinets — Dunn Edwards Island Oasis Walls — Dunn Edwards Swiss Coffee

ENTRY Key Rack — Target Curtains — Target

LIVING ROOM Simple Living Maui Sideboard — Overstock Home Trend Orbs 5 Bulb Lamp — Overstock Alfonso Bar Cart — Wayfair Hughes Sectional in Vibe Aquatic — Joybird Faux Marble Coffee Table — Houzz Rug — RUGS USA

KITCHEN Satin Brass Bar Pulls on Cabinets — Emtek Lavender Cookware Set — Wayfair Retro Pink Stock Pot — Wayfair Bamboo Angled Pet Feeder — Wayfair Four-Piece Adelaide Canister Set — Wayfair Pink Tea Kettle — Wayfair Gold French Press — Wayfair Pink Toaster — SMEG Rug — RUGS USA Trash Can — Bed, Bath, and Beyond

BEDROOM Mod Hex Hardware on Dresser — Emtek Moroccan Rug — Overstock Tropical Hibiscus Temporary Wallpaper — Society 6 Side Tables — Target Mid-century Tripod Lamp — Overstock Bedding — Society 6 Yellow Chevron Dog Bed — Target Dresser — IKEA Pink and White Striped Laundry Bin — Target

Thanks, Cortney and Tyler!

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Pros And Cons of a More Regulated Blockchain Ecosystem

Regulation — simply the word was once enough to send a shudder down the spine of the crypto community. One of the primary drivers behind the success of blockchain is a libertarian, anti-establishment set of beliefs, and conceding to regulatory bodies in an attempt to fit into the existing financial framework seems to go against the beliefs upon which the blockchain ecosystem was built. Yet it has become abundantly clear in the past year that in order for blockchain to succeed, there will need to be some degree of assimilation with the traditional way of doing things. Sure, blockchain as a technology has given rise to true peer-to-peer borderless transfer of value, and innovative ways to raise capital or invest in promising projects, but we have also seen the other side of the coin: cryptocurrency being used as the primary exchange of value for illicit activities, and people taking advantage of the uneducated investor through scam ICOs. As nefarious and anti-crypto as regulation once seemed, some in the crypto community are slowly warming to, or even welcoming the impending increase in the regulation of the blockchain ecosystem.

So what are we all afraid of? What does “regulation” even mean in the context of cryptocurrency?

When “regulation” is mentioned in the context of cryptocurrency, it is likely in reference to two main concepts: Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations, and the regulations surrounding the issuance and trading of securities. Regulations are created for a reason. In the case of securities, the intent of regulations is to protect investors and make sure that funds are being used for their intended (and legal) purposes.

KYC and AML

KYC and AML regulations were created in order to verify the identity of customers and assess the risks of them using a business relationship to facilitate money laundering or other illegal activities. KYC and AML regulations are typically mandatory for all banks and financial institutions, though this varies country-to-country. Even as late as 2018, the majority of crypto companies and exchanges made minimal efforts to establish the real-world identity of their customers. That practice has rapidly changed as crypto companies are realizing that they need to follow KYC and AML practices in order to avoid potential regulatory crackdowns. The KYC procedure is usually quite simple: it involves the collection of basic personal information such as name, address, SSN, etc. This info is also checked against lists of known parties involved in criminal activity or otherwise at a high risk for money laundering in compliance with AML regulations. AML procedures also involve keeping track of each client’s transactional behavior and determining if it is indicative of money laundering behaviors.

Securities Regulations

When people discuss regulation in regards to blockchain, they are most likely referencing securities regulations. What is or is not a security is widely debated. In the United States, the Howey Test is the main tool used to make this determination. To quickly summarize: under the Howey Test, a security is an investment of money in a common enterprise with the expectation of profits derived solely from the efforts of a third party. While this test must be applied on a case-by-case basis to each digital asset, SEC chairman Jay Clayton famously stated “I believe every ICO I’ve seen is a security.” Lately, in order to remain on the right side of US law, blockchain companies holding ICOs either avoid the US entirely, or adhere to US securities regulations. The offerings made under these regulations are commonly called security token offerings (STOs).

In the United States, securities must either be registered through an S-1 filing (the filing used when companies are conducting an IPO), or they must be issued through one of the several exemptions. Issuing securities under an exemption is a more expensive and difficult process than selling tokens through an unregulated ICO. In order to make use of an exemption, the issuer needs to file a form with the SEC. For the most commonly used exemptions (Reg D and Reg S), the SEC does not actually go through a review period of the issuance. The issuer is, in some cases, even permitted to begin the securities issuance prior to the filing of the form. The exemption process is not a gatekeeping method for the SEC to determine which issuances are good investments. Instead, it serves as a way for the SEC to remain informed on all private issuances while ensuring that the proper procedures are followed.

The primary effect of the transition from the ICO model to STOs is that the pool of investors permitted to invest in a STO is much smaller. In the US, the vast majority of private securities are Reg D issuances, which are typically restricted to “accredited investors.” An accredited investor is someone who either has a net worth exceeding $1MM, or an ongoing annual income of $200,000 or more ($300,000 including spousal income). There is much debate whether restricting private investment based on economic class produces the desired effect of protecting investors. I will cover this a bit more in-depth later on.

Exempt securities also typically have restrictions surrounding their ability to be resold. In the past, when the SEC was not paying much attention to crypto, ICOs were held, then tokens were listed and sold on crypto exchanges almost immediately. Now, with most tokens being classified as securities, they must be issued through the appropriate exemption, and are subject to resale limitations. For instance, securities issued through Reg D are typically unable to be resold for a year. When they have passed that holding period, the issuer must make certain information publicly available in order for their securities to be eligible for resale.

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Investor Protection

The regulation of security token issuances, or any issuances at all, has its benefits. The SEC may be slow to adapt but they don’t create rules without reason. In the case of security issuance regulations, the reason is investor protection. The accreditation standard does provide some level of protection for the unsophisticated investor. Placing limitations on who can invest in an unregistered securities offering significantly thins out the potential investor pool, which causes issues for legitimate projects, but also makes raising money harder and less enticing for bad or outright fraudulent companies. The ICO craze that marked the end of 2017 showed why we have investor protection laws in the first place. ICOs operated outside of securities laws, and investors were able to throw money at any project that had a catchy pitch or decent whitepaper. Unfortunately, many of these companies were all pitch and no plan or product. Many of these “investments” are already worthless and their investors have been left in the dust with no recourse for the deception they endured. If ICOs had been subject to greater regulatory scrutiny, there would have been far less outright fraudulent ICOs, as the potential reward would be lesser, and the penalties far more apparent. The crackdown on crypto and the transition towards a more regulated blockchain ecosystem has been galvanized by the presence of rampant fraud within the industry.

Industry-Wide Legitimacy

Crypto has often been called the “wild west.” While that may be an unfair characterization, the industry is far riskier than the traditional capital markets. This does create a faster moving, more accessible market, both for investors and entrepreneurs, but the risks involved made the largest players — institutional investors — unwilling to venture into the market. A common hope among crypto investors is that once institutional investors are comfortable investing in crypto, demand will skyrocket, and prices will increase. Institutions entering the market will legitimize cryptocurrency and send the message that the crypto asset class is here to stay.

Despite the wary attitude the crypto community has towards regulators, institutions view increased regulation as a positive and a necessary step before they can begin making crypto investments in earnest. Financial risk is amplified when dealing with other people’s money. Individuals can decide for themselves whether the risks of loss associated with crypto are worth the potential upside; however, institutions face not only the risk of financial loss, but also the risk of further repercussions due to the misapplication of fiduciary responsibility, including financial penalties and reputational damage. As it stands, the risk of institutional crypto investment outweighs the reward. Increased regulation will decrease blockchain investment risk and increase institutional investment.

Higher-Quality Issuances

Increased regulation will increase the overall quality of token issuances. Requiring issuers to adhere to securities laws raises the barrier to entry in the token fundraising market and places token issuances under a higher level of scrutiny. A more difficult and highly scrutinized token issuance process will discourage fraudulent or poorly thought-out projects from holding an ICO, resulting in security token issuances being higher quality than the ICOs we have seen in the past.

Cons:

Exclusion of Valuable Projects

Though it is true that a higher barrier to entry increases the overall quality of projects within the crypto space, it also screens out high potential projects due to the financial and regulatory strain that managing a compliant issuance places on smaller, capital-starved companies. Cryptocurrency and ICOs grew quickly in popularity in a large part because they offered investors the opportunity to invest in projects much sooner than is possible with existing securities laws and fundraising constructs. On the other side of the coin, early stage companies are able to access capital quickly and easily to help finance the development of their products through the ICO model. The ICO model was popular due to its simplicity. Companies with great ideas or products could easily raise funding without having to spend time and money determining how to structure an offering and what regulations they had to follow.

Investor Exclusivity

The classification of tokens as private securities for issuers pursuing Reg D or Reg S exemptions greatly reduces the potential investor pool by restricting those who are able to invest based on the accreditation standard. Issuers are permitted by the SEC to sell to non-accredited investors outside the US, but the issuers must comply with each investor’s local regulations, some of which include their own accreditation rules. Accredited investors make up a small fraction of all investors in the US, and excluding non-accredited investors from investing in private issuances limits the issuer’s ability to raise capital while denying “unsophisticated” investors the opportunity to invest in early stage, high-potential projects. The accreditation standard was created to protect less financially savvy individuals from being able to invest in private ventures with a limit amount of information. The concept is noble: protect the unsophisticated from being taken advantage of. The execution of accreditation standards; however, is a bit ham-fisted. Using net worth or income as a proxy for investor sophistication is inaccurate at best. Including tests of financial acumen as a means by which investors can attain accreditation status would help close the gap between wealth and knowledge. Accredited investor limitations potentially increase wealth inequality by denying less wealthy investors the opportunity to invest in the traditionally high-performing private equity sector.

Poor User Experience

This “con” is related to the experience users face when attempting to purchase or trade tokens. While not nearly as important as the other considerations, which affect the entire fundraising ecosystem for private companies, it does have an impact on the ease of investment. Early on, the token investing experience was relatively simple: users would simply create an account using their email to access the token market. Customer identification procedures have slowly ramped up from there, with exchanges and ICO issuances requiring increasingly more identifying documents and information in order to permit entry onto their platform. Customer identification procedures are implemented as part of KYC/AML — a program designed to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. Obviously, most users do not engage in these activities, and so to them these procedures are somewhat of an inconvenience, but these programs are put in place to reduce criminal activity, so perhaps a little additional paperwork is a small price to pay.

The Verdict:

Despite the initial fear of regulation within the blockchain ecosystem, more regulation will most likely benefit the crypto community, at least in the short-term. However, the pigeonholing of crypto to existing securities regulations preserves the status quo, and diminishes the disruptive and revolutionary promise that crypto once held. Perhaps that was to be expected: it was always unlikely that the emergence of crypto would immediately spur regulators to change regulations in order to accommodate a new asset class. Changes in regulations are rarely immediate, and while current rules are not tailor made to crypto, their application, though somewhat stifling, is not by any means a death sentence for the development of blockchain technology. Stricter regulation will have its immediate downsides: it will freeze out some valuable projects that would have found funding through the unregulated ICO model, and it will again exclude less wealthy investors from investing in early stage ventures through the application of accreditation requirements. Cryptocurrency and the ICO model, while exciting, has done more harm than good for the average investor, and regulation in the near term should be welcomed, as it helps protect investors from fraud and will make institutions more willing to invest, increasing the overall health of the crypto economy. Over time the hope is that rules will be rewritten to better fit crypto and the token model, but right now, I think that the imperfect application of existing regulation is better than no regulation at all.

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Classical economics is built on the assumption that people act rationally, which means their decisions are aimed at maximizing their benefits. This statement is a bit doubtful, partly because people usually don’t have all the necessary information to make the best decision in a given situation. But even within the framework of the available information, people tend to make irrational decisions.Pricing experiments – the bait principleWe rarely think in absolute terms, and we don’t have a universal measure to understand the value of a certain thing. Therefore, we tend to evaluate things by comparing them to others.The book “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely begins with a story about an experiment that we will discuss further on. You can also find the author’s story about this experiment in his TED talk.In the picture below you can see a magazine subscription page with three options:a web subscription ($59)a print subscription ($125)print + web subscription ($125)The first group of people in the experiment saw this version of the page. 84% of them chose the third option, and only 16% preferred the first one. None of them purchased the second option.Then the second option was excluded, which left only two options:web subscription ($ 59)a print subscription ($125)print + web subscription ($ 125)This time the preferences looked different: 68% of the people purchased the web subscription and 32% opted for the print+web.It turns out that, despite first impressions, the second option wasn’t meaningless. In fact, it helped nudge buyers towards a more expensive tariff plan.How can we use it?Add a special “bait” to your tariff line or product catalog, which will become “A-” for the tariff (plan) that you really want to sell.The contrast principleThe idea of relativity and the limitations of human perception underlies almost all the experiments described in this article. People can’t isolate and analyze all the factors necessary for a “rational” decision-making, especially in new and unfamiliar situations where these factors are yet unknown. The lack of a ready-made pattern of behavior makes people rely on “simple” factors in decision-making (such as other people’s behavior, template principles, pre-designed baits, etc.), rather than the correct ones. People working in sales often use this principle to their advantage.The bait principle, described earlier, is a special case of the contrast principle. The main idea is that people are not only inclined to compare things, but they will do it the context in which they currently are. And the given context can be altered.We can spot the contrast principle being used all around us. Here are a few examples:Salesmen in retail stores try to sell the most expensive things first, or at least offer them to customers. For instance, a person who came to buy a suit is first shown the suits. When the customer makes his choice, then the salesperson suggests appropriate accessories, such as a tie to go with the suit. Compared to the suit’s price, the tie looks very inexpensive and is an easy upsell.The real estate agent shows her potential buyers a rather lousy overpriced apartment first. Then she takes the future home-owners to the apartment that she has in mind for them. Compared to the first option, the second homes seems to be a perfect bargain and great luck.You can usually spot a very expensive offer when choosing from tariff plans. This overpriced unit is not intended for sale. Its purpose is to make other options look more affordable.A friend first asks you to lend him $2,000, and then goes down to $1,000 (which he originally wanted to get).To evaluate the effect of the contrast principle try the following experiment: Bring three buckets of water – one hot, one warm, and the third one cold. First dip one hand in the hot water and the other in the bucket with cold water. Wait a while, and then take out both hands and dip them in the bucket with warm water at the same time. Can you tell the difference?How can we use it?You can modify the context of your customer when she is making a decision. You can also influence the order in which you demonstrate the goods, as it changes the customer’s susceptibility to prices too.The magical number 9Employees at the University of Chicago and MIT conducted an interesting experiment.They divided the subscribers of one clothing catalog into three equal groups and sent them different versions of the catalog. In the original catalog, some items cost $39, in other versions the same items cost $34 and $44.As a result, the number of orders for these positions in the original group exceeded all the others, including the $34 option. It is difficult to find a logical explanation for this, but apparently the prices that end with 9 trigger some kind of automatic mechanism.In order to study the effect of the digit 9 in pricing, there was another experiment, where they tried to compare the effectiveness of two price tags.In this experiment, the $40 (reg $48) pricing showed better results than $39. But the winner of the first round had no chance when compared to the option presented below — $39 (reg $48). The discounted price tag ending with a 9 won by a long shot.How can we use it?The digit 9 has become a mandatory component of any pricing. And despite the lack of any rational explanations, “9” works (and even if it doesn’t work in your case, you don’t lose anything).The way information is presented to us influences our decisionOne way to influence the human perception of a particular product is to change the way we talk about it.For example, consider the following two events:A: A drunken motorist runs over a woman.B: A motorist runs over a woman.Which of these events is more likely to happen? If you think that the probability of event A is greater, then you have joined the overwhelming majority—who happen to be wrong (if not, then good job!). Event A is a subset of an event B, so its probability is less than or equal to the probability of event B. The reason for this error is the presence of the adjective “drunk,” which gives the information more weight, concreteness and credibility.Here is another example. The participants in the experiment were asked: “You are abroad and want to use some local airlines to visit a deserted island.” Then, in one case, tourists were told that if they fly with this airline once a year, there is a possibility of one air crash happening in a thousand years on average. The other group was told that on average, one in every thousand flights from this airline ends in a disaster. 100% of the tourists from the first group agreed to take the trip. In the second group, the percentage of positive responses dropped to 30%.Mathematically equivalent statements are not necessarily equivalent psychologically.How can we use it?The way you present the price and information of your product can easily affect the final decision of the buyer. Offering to proceed with a $1 per day tariff and the one that costs $350 per year are mathematically equivalent, but trigger different reactions in customers. The first option can be compared to purchasing a water bottle in a grocery store, and the second option is more like purchasing a mobile phone.New categories and the dangers of small decisionsEvery day, each of us makes many decisions. If we consider the pros and cons in each of the situations we face, our life will turn into a nightmare. Therefore, we tend to base our decisions on things we’ve experienced before, to make decisions easier. This approach works well in most situations, but sometimes it fails.Do you remember your first Starbucks experience? You go to a nice place where they sell coffee for $3, while in most other coffee stores the price is much lower. But well, you are already there, so you decide to have a cup of coffee and enjoy the environment.The next time you find yourself at Starbucks, instead of thinking about all the pros and cons (which is a good idea, as your daily coffee makes you spend about $1,000 per year), based on your previous experience (because you’d already bought coffee there and you liked it), you will make the same decision. This is how we form habits, and you probably know how difficult it is to get rid of them, including the bad ones.This example is not an experiment with undeniable conclusions. But it illustrates the following idea well: People tend to be consistent (i.e., base their behavior on previous experience and decisions). People also tend to form new “rules” when they encounter something for the first time. Starbucks is very different from other coffee stores. Therefore, when interacting with them, people create new rules instead of resorting to existing patterns.Here is another illustration of the idea mentioned above. When the sales agents of a health insurance company that was selling its services via phone asked people (who agreed to proceed) why they chose their company, the proportion of those who eventually decided to purchase the insurance increased significantly. As they thought about the answer to this question, the respondents subconsciously convinced themselves that they had made the right choice, further strengthening their decision and eventually leading to their making the purchase.By agreeing to insignificant requirements, answering specially crafted questions, and making small decisions, we can often change our minds (and those of others) about certain things.The influence of the situation and expectations on the priceImagine a subway station where some unfamiliar musician is playing the violin. Now assume we replace the unknown musician with one of the most famous violinists of our time there. Will he make more money than the first musician?Joshua Bell, one of the best concert violinists in the world played for free, for 45 minutes, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars at a subway station. He managed to raise $32. Most people (98%) who passed by paid no attention to him, only 2% gave him some money, and less than 0.5% stopped to listen (those were the people who actually recognized him).The numerical metrics didn’t look any better than those of ordinary musicians playing at the station. The bustling atmosphere of the subway leveled the outstanding musician with his mediocre peers, even though his talent had not changed. In many areas, people can’t objectively evaluate the skill and quality of their experience. Therefore, the relevant environment, in fact, the “flow” they are currently in, plays an important role in shaping their perceptions. What do you think would happen if an ordinary musician was invited to play at Carnegie Hall? Would the listeners notice the difference, or would their preformed expectations from visiting the famous concert venue raise the young musician the title of a new rising star?Here is another interesting experiment that was conducted at MIT. A small tent was set up near the campus, where students were offered free coffee. After getting their coffee, the participants could have added some unusual ingredients to it such as cloves, nutmeg, orange zest, anise, sweet pepper or cardamom. Then they were asked to fill a questionnaire (how much they liked the coffee, how much would they be willing to pay for it, whether they would recommend it to their friends, and would they revisit such an unusual coffee spot).The experiment lasted for a few days, but sometimes the researchers changed the conditions a little. The only thing they changed was the way the extra ingredients were served. In some cases, they served them on plastic plates with plastic spoons, while in others they placed the ingredients on beautiful metal plates with silver spoons.The way the extra ingredients were presented didn’t change the fact that students wouldn’t take them (who would drink coffee with orange zest, after all?), but those who received coffee when the table was beautifully set appreciated the taste way more, and were also ready to pay more for it.Here are some more experiments. In one case, the researchers added a little red food coloring to white wine. Afterwards, they asked a group of wine experts to evaluate the sweetness of the ordinary wine compared to the colored one (the two were identical, obviously). In 90% of cases, the tinted wine was considered sweeter.In another experiment, researchers asked Coca-Cola enthusiasts to tell them whether they prefer Coca-Cola or Pepsi. After that, the participants were offered to try both drinks and to confirm or refute their previous statements. 70% of them didn’t change their minds, although the researchers had switched the content of the Pepsi and Coca Cola cans.In one case, the participants were given brochures describing the capabilities of a new audio system. The only difference between the brochures was that the first one was published on behalf of the system’s manufacturer and the second one on behalf of an independent research center. The participants who had seen the second brochure were willing to pay twice as much as the first group for the audio system.How can we use it?When we make decisions, our perception is influenced by a lot of factors such as presentation, packaging, brand, opinions of people around us, experts’ opinions, our own expectations, etc. Each of these factors can ultimately determine how much a person will like your product and how much she will be willing to pay for it.Free vs PaidYears ago, Amazon started offering free shipping for orders over a certain amount. The idea was simple: You could order one book for $20 and pay another $5 for delivery, or buy an additional book for another $15 and get free shipping.As a result, Amazon sales grew significantly in all regions except France, where the situation remained the same. You might think that the French were more rational or perhaps the free delivery didn’t motivate them enough. Well, not really. The reason was that Amazon employees in France slightly changed the terms of the offer: they reduced the cost of delivery to 1 franc (about $0.2) with the order amount above the required minimum. Once the delivery was made free, there was a rise in sales as well.Another example is the Museum Night, when museum entrance is free of charge. Even people who are not interested in museums line up to get in for free. (Although I can hardly believe that the real culture-lust is not worth a few dollars.)Another illustration of the enormous appeal of “free” stuff for people is the victorious march of f2p in the mobile market. Paid apps don’t cost much – just a few dollars, but they can’t compete with the free apps. Here is a simple example from my experience: during the time “Cut the Rope,” a game I worked on, was featured in the App Store’s Free App of the Week section, downloads instantly grew by tens of thousands of times. There are a few reasons for that. Perhaps the $1 price held these users back, or maybe making it free made the app so attractive.But in this particular case, there was something else I was looking for. I decided to compare how those who got it for free and those paid for it went through the levels in the game. There was a hypothesis that those who got it for “free” should stop using the game faster and sooner than those who paid for it.The hypothesis turned out to be wrong. The users of both the free and the paid version had identical behavior in the first 40 levels However, after level 40, the “free” players started quitting the game much faster. I interpreted this as those who received the game for free appreciated it less, so their motivation to go till the end or return to it after a couple of days was less. I will tell you more about the effect of the product price on our perception in the next section.How can we use it?The word “free” makes any product more attractive to its potential customers. If you have a way to distribute your product for free, at least partially (a trial option, a limited version), then make sure to use it. This approach will greatly expand the top of your funnel. Once done, you will simply have to learn how to convert these new users into the paying ones.Does the price of a product affect its perceived value?The following experiment was conducted in Boston at MIT when checking the effectiveness of a new painkiller. Participants were taken to the reception room, where they could view the results of tests on other painkillers. Then they were connected to a machine that generates electrical charge and did the first round. After each round, the participants had to use a computer to evaluate the pain on a special scale. Next, the subjects were given pain medication, and a similar series of electrical shocks was performed again, measuring their pain perception after taking the pill.But in reality there was no pain medication. The pill given to the participants was a simple vitamin C supplement. The test groups were also given different brochures. The first one said that the medication would be retailed at $3 per pill, while the second one priced each pill at 10 cents.The results looked astonishing. With a vitamin C priced at $3, 100% of participants experienced relief. But the drug priced at $0.1 only worked in 50% of cases. The described effect is called the Placebo effect (the effect when the relief is not associated with the properties of the drug substance, but with the patient’s faith in them). As the experiment showed, the effect in this case correlated with the cost of the “pain medication.” Thus, the price itself can affect our experience in interacting with the product.I observed a similar effect in my own business when I was producing and selling metal license plates (sold via partner brick-and-mortar stores and through our own online store). At the start, the prices we set were relatively low ($3-5). But in a few months, we raised the prices by 2-3 times, and the plates then cost $15-25. Contrary to our expectations, the conversion rate almost doubled, as well as the average order amount.I have no idea about the exact reasons behind this, but I suppose that the following factors could have influenced the results:Metal license plates are a unique product, so people didn’t have the context to verify the adequacy of the price. In fact, their first contact with the product on the website established an “anchor” for products in this category.People bought plates as gifts. Raising the price to $25, we fell into the generally accepted price range of a gift (after all, people rarely spend as little as $3-5 on a present).How can we use it?Clearly prices is one of the barriers standing between a customer and a desired product. But in some cases, price can have a considerable effect on how customers view products, how they value it, and how much they like it. Therefore, when setting the price for your product, think about whether it will “help” people better if it costs more. Then you will have a win-win solution.In the next section, I will talk about a few pricing experiments that we did when I worked at ZeptoLab, a global gaming company. ZeptoLab launched back in 2010 with the game Cut the Rope, featuring the cheerful green Om Nom character, whose biggest passion are candies. Since then, Cut the Rope games have been downloaded more than 1.2 billion times.TL;DRThe perception of value is subjective and may be distorted and influenced. Therefore, many factors can influence the price a particular person is willing to pay for a product. Among such factors are competition, habits, environment, way of presentation, the behavior of people around, and so much more.In this article, I collected a number of experiments demonstrating the irrational and unconscious behavior of people, especially when it comes to buying things. You can apply many of these experiments to your business (make sure to tell me about the results later).Pricing is an important and integral part of creating products. But if you keep in mind that price is a reflection of the benefit (value) that you bring to your customers, then everything becomes easier. A key aspect of your business is maximizing the value of your product, rather than optimizing its pricing. That is why the potential effect of optimizing the pricing is usually less significant than any major changes you make at the product level.I must admit, however, that playing with prices and the way they are presented is always a lot of fun. These experiments are easy to conduct and their verified success metrics allow you to get positive results rather quickly.You can check out my blog if you are interested in this type of content.

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