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K0OV

5/2/2015

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Episode 040 - Joseph Moell - K0OV

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Joe Moell, K0OV, discovered his love for amateur radio transmitter hunting as an 11 year old Novice in the 1950s. This passion for the hunt has led Joe to become the leading expert in transmitter hunting of all kinds including popularizing the European “fox hunt”, or on foot direction finding contests in the USA. He is an author of over 200 articles on “T hunting”, published a book on the subject,  and is Eric’s guest on QSO Today.

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First License:  Novice, KN0OVV, 1958,  Age 11, in Beatrice, Nebraska. 

Upgrade to Conditional License - General class license  privileges and given to people who lived more than 75 miles from any FCC examination point. Ended in 1978 when all Conditionals because General Class. 

Upgrade to Extra: K0OV, 1976

Joe's father was KN0OVX.

Elmer: Kenneth Frazer, K0KKJ (SK)

First Club: Homesteader Amateur Radio Club

First Rig: Hallicrafters S38D receiver, Heathkit DX60 Transmitter, and 15 meter dipole antenna

Current Rig: Kenwood TS-2000 and Heathkit SB200 Amplifier

Current Mobile Rig: Kenwood 742 triband transceiver.  VHF, 220, UHF

Favorite operating mode: FM on local repeaters

Education: University of Nebraska - BSEE

XYL: April Moell, WA6OPS - April was interviewed in Episode 22 of the QSO Today Podcast

Transmitter Hunting and ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding)

Joe went on his first "T hunt" when he was an 11 year old novice, with his dad driving the family car. He used a Hallicrafters SX100 with the loop antenna from a AM table radio. He used a vibrator power supply to power the radio in the car. 

1988 - Joe appointed first ARRL ARDF coordinator

Transmitter Hunting Links:  
  • Homing In - The Art and Science of Radio Direction Finding - Joe's website
  • Where to find VHF RDF equipment
  • Mobile Transmitter Hunts for Beginners
  • Southern California Transmitter Hunts
  • ARRL ARDF Fund - ARRL helps to fund ARDF events, clubs, and indivituals
  • IARU Region 2 ARDF

Book: Transmitter Hunting - Radio Direction Finding Symplified, Joseph Moell and Tom Curlee.

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Hallicrafters S38D Receiver
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Heathkit DX-60 Transmitter
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Kenwood TM742 Triband Mobile Radio
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Loop antenna found on the back of old AM radios. This was similar to Joe's first direction finding antenna on his 80 meter transmitter hunt
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Homing in on the "fox" on a VHF transmitter hunt
9 Comments
Bob
5/2/2015 07:29:38 am

Thank you, I enjoyed listening to the podcast

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Eric 4Z1UG
5/2/2015 05:23:41 pm

Dear Bob - thanks for taking the time to comment and thanks for listening.

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Rick link
5/2/2015 01:52:16 pm

Hi Eric. Enjoyed the interview with Joe K0OV. I do a little ARDF myself and have met Joe several times. I noticed your photo of the S-38. I believe Joe mentioned an S-38D. The D model is quite "sophisticated" by comparison - hi! 73, Rick (VE7TK)

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Eric 4Z1UG
5/2/2015 05:22:55 pm

I found the right picture of the S38D and put it up in place. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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PA5ROB link
5/6/2015 02:30:28 pm

tnx so much 4 this interview.
I read the K0OV simplified bible for foxhunting and build several tdoa's,works very well!
Keep up the good work and share your experiences,many people will be inspired to experiment further with the handles you gave and still give.
tnx 73 Rob pa5rob

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Eric 4Z1UG
5/6/2015 10:13:24 pm

Thanks, Rob. I hope that the hams listening to the podcasts are inspired by our guests to try something new.

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Dennis
8/27/2015 12:12:15 pm

Nice interview. Brought back memories. K0OV, I thought you had a DX-40 instead of a 60. But maybe I forget. de W0QR

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Gregory Popelas
10/17/2019 10:55:12 am


Is there a way to download a bunch of these Podcasts in one shot ?
Cumbersome downloading manually.
If I have a long drive coming up, it would be nice to download a bunch at once.

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RICHARD M. LORENZEN
6/26/2021 05:45:08 pm

DX 40 NOT DX 60

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