<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hive-138472/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[M0MNM - HA5KZO 18.125 MHz QSO (2023.09.02, 18:48 UTC)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am making QSOs (radioamateur contacts) again after a long time. The last time I made a QSO was on 2023.03.03. Today (on 2023.09.02) evening I made a QSO with M0MNM Paul from Stockport (IO83vk), England]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/yhsmkdvn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/yhsmkdvn</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xplosive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 20:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5bsMXthzYLbcngN4W2P8NtU9TWTdHC3HaQbjuuRfKKVdjVbLDqbUvEHJeooTQuxbm4WKYGpDZXa5HJF2MMTPcxc9PTJLaWrhaSiLwaFY4Kmq9C92FMj8Qn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My first QSO (two-way radioamateur contact) in 2023 (2023.01.07)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last time I made a QSO (two-way radioamateur contact) was 11 days ago (on 2022.12.27). Today afternoon I made the first in 2023 with a Spanish special radioamateur station (EF2WRTC) on 21.245 MHz.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/my-first-qso-two-way</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/my-first-qso-two-way</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xplosive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 13:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAkRSz3GaJykdSdybbhCdPWQY3mhM1PTU6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two kind Hungarian words from France (2022.12.27)]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a Hungarian, it is a real delight for me to hear kind Hungarian words from foreign people. Today evening I made a two-way radioamateur contact with a French radioamateur (F4ESO Fred) from France on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/two-kind-hungarian-words-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/two-kind-hungarian-words-from</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xplosive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8k62Vrx5cQDK2U5uu965fgPjoMiuxKPZ34?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing the 30 meters long wire antenna on the 160 m (1.8 MHz) band (2022.10.10)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blue wire is my antenna. It is 30 meters long. Currently its highest part is around four meters or five meters above the ground. The built-in automatic antenna tuner of my Yaesu FT-450D transceiver]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/testing-the-30-meters-long</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/testing-the-30-meters-long</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xplosive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnPCuVHLRDNm2KK4u1PSNGRnpzTDPdfmCrwB2RWb4ekpG3Dqzan39574oswHGajQK9GZkgundJutvm774jQ1w1oDQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contact with Lebanon (Beirut) (OD5OJ Bassam) on 24.940 MHz today afternoon (2022.10.08, 11:53 UTC)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The propagation was good, but my current antenna is not ideal on the 12 meters (24 MHz) band. This is why I heard him just above the noise level, while he gave me 59, and 55 to 59 signal reports with QSB]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/contact-with-lebanon-beirut-od5oj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@xplosive/contact-with-lebanon-beirut-od5oj</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xplosive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2022 14:18:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHvrWvf13j3JoTTdKLpjjQP7g9duZKFsmwC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mounting my QRP transceiver]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/mounting-my-qrp-transceiver by @raspibot.Interesting mounting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/mounting-my-qrp-transceiver-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/mounting-my-qrp-transceiver-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 01:31:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Field Day 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/field-day-2022 by @raspibot.Hope it was fun]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/field-day-2022-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/field-day-2022-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:34:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kit build - QRPGuys Digital FSK Transceiver III]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/kit-build-qrpguys-digital-fsk-transceiver-iii by @raspibot.Digital Ham Radio]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/kit-build-qrpguys-digital-fsk-transceiver-iii-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/kit-build-qrpguys-digital-fsk-transceiver-iii-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 02:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antenna Tuner kit build]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/antenna-tuner-kit-build by @raspibot.Another kit build]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/antenna-tuner-kit-build-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/antenna-tuner-kit-build-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 00:34:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next kit build, QRPGuys power/SWR/dummy load]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/next-kit-build-qrpguys-power-swr-dummy-load by @raspibot.Next kit build]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/next-kit-build-qrpguys-power-swr-dummy-load-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/next-kit-build-qrpguys-power-swr-dummy-load-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2021 01:41:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improved Ham Shack layout]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/improved-ham-shack-layout by @raspibot.better usability]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/improved-ham-shack-layout-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/improved-ham-shack-layout-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 01:26:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second power pole distribution board]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/second-power-pole-distribution-board by @raspibot.DIY power distribution.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/second-power-pole-distribution-board-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/second-power-pole-distribution-board-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:15:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grain, Cabbage, Ham Shack Setup With New Radio - Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[5:00am I was out the door and on the road to town to pickup 2 1/2 barrels of grain yesterday while it was still fully dark. I make sure to bring my headlamp with me now that it is winter and seemingly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@flemingfarm/grain-cabbage-ham-shack-setup-with-new-radio-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@flemingfarm/grain-cabbage-ham-shack-setup-with-new-radio-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flemingfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 14:26:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2neRmEWJVWM542tGfDwRxiYMrocRLfXX7kRDSK1jvbXyUzu9p2AQM1XC87z9KkS8KQuw89Yc4N3AR8yHRyeRQqaeCA8rxS4ZFv2Tsn5AdtrkAge?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Passed My Technician Exam!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pretty stoked to have finally passed this exam. My grandfather was a ham (N6WPG) and I studied for my technician exam in 1992 but couldn't take the test due to the morse code requirement. Last year I got]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@flemingfarm/i-passed-my-technician-exam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@flemingfarm/i-passed-my-technician-exam</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flemingfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2021 01:59:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2neRmEWJVWM542tGhfQza8cKp8TJqTuz9ZJZx2hei5W5yFpn1M4fFd5LLKmAi2zyCzNpaXcyKgahyCkD49EvND5y8wraTCUwHgVeG2BhywQ3T26?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain, Rest Day, Ham Exam Preparation, Drain Hemotoma - Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[It rained pretty much all day yesterday which worked out well for me since I needed a down day to study for my exam and to rest my foot. The rain really hit mid day and in the end we got .24 inches, a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@flemingfarm/rain-rest-day-ham-exam-preparation-drain-hemotoma-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@flemingfarm/rain-rest-day-ham-exam-preparation-drain-hemotoma-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flemingfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2021 13:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC7ZUGrB2s54wmAmzZnF5yT6Zg9P2SfWmCN2ma6QmvEreajMzA96xoBkAEkKzJufrETVJACCxRvBM3L2Ev5sSH2Tu8gLfsWXy6dcVhJpENJR6hEQ4UHBxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAM-IN' IT UP WITH MY BOY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weather was finally tolerable enough to get out and put up his TRAM Browning 1487 VHF antenna. We only got it up about 15 feet or so for now. We plan to elevate it more eventually, along with a UHF antenna]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@joerhino/ham-in-it-up-with-my-boy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@joerhino/ham-in-it-up-with-my-boy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joerhino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 20:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennAQMBNGtBVAxkcS5WAUsFxjKUW8U5Fm66pu6Y8ZvjzrNwYZ2fXCsUDZBLnzHnTYU6yQb1jC6Nujm6y5SymLDmgcVA2oZZPMtk3ous1ddAWWwvfWMC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My first Ham Radio Fox Hunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/my-first-ham-radio-fox-hunt by @raspibot.Ham Radio Fox Hunt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/my-first-ham-radio-fox-hunt-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/my-first-ham-radio-fox-hunt-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2021 01:13:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting first kit build to use]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/putting-first-kit-build-to-use by @raspibot.Use case for first kit.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/putting-first-kit-build-to-use-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/putting-first-kit-build-to-use-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:12:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Contact]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/first-contact by @raspibot.Start of an interesting pastime]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/first-contact-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/first-contact-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:45:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kit build session 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @mytechtrail/kit-build-session-2 by @raspibot.Kit building session 2]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/kit-build-session-2-hive-138472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138472/@raspibot/kit-build-session-2-hive-138472</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138472]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raspibot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:49:03 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>