[BCVHFA] "Last Man Standing" Special Event Set for September 28

[Carl Morgan]

"Last Man Standing" Special Event Set for September 28

A Hollywood-style Amateur Radio special event is set for later this 
month from the so-called "Seinfeld Stage" on the CBS Studio Center 
lot in Studio City, California. The K6H "Hollywood Hamnado" special 
event station will be on HF and D-STAR on September 28, from 1400 
until 2200 UTC. Hosts for the event will be Amateur Radio crew 
members of the ABC television series "Last Man Standing." On the 
show, actor Tim Allen plays Mike Baxter, KA0XTT. The show's producer 
is John Amodeo, NN6JA

The Southern California-based PAPA Repeater System, in association 
with the Broadcast Employees Amateur Radio Society (BEARS) and Disney 
Emergency Amateur Radio Service (DEARS) are sponsoring the special event.

Operation will take place on 10, 20, and 40 meters on HF and D-STAR 
reflector 12A. Rob Antonacci, AA6RA, said K6H is planning to run 
three SSB stations, operating on or around 28.420, 14.250, and 7.260 
MHz. The <http://www.papasys.com/>PAPA website, the 
<http://w5kub.com/>W5KUB chat room, and the 
<https://www.facebook.com/KA0XTT>Mike Baxter KA0XTT Facebook page 
will provide up-to-the-minute updates.

K6H also will use the Disney Amateur Radio Interconnect to link the 
WB6AJE repeater in Los Angeles to Disney/ABC-sponsored repeaters in 
Manhattan-Bristol, Connecticut; Washington, DC, and Orlando, Florida. 
Various IRLP and EchoLink nodes will be available. Those contacting 
K6H will receive a limited-edition QSL card.

Tom Medlin, <http://w5kub.com/>W5KUB, will be on Stage 9 to interview 
the participants and report on the special event activity. The 
<http://www.papasys.com/>PAPA website will stream video directly from 
the operating stations. So far, 26 members of the "Last Man Standing" 
crew have been inspired by the show's Amateur Radio component to get 
licensed. -- Thanks to <mailto:sideshowbob0374 at yahoo.com>Rob Antonacci, AA6RA

See also  http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=current