[ETS/PARC List] FW: [NJDXA-L] Tim Allen Gets His Ham Ticket For Real

[Don WILSON]

Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 01:09:00 -0400

Subject: Tim Allen Gets His Ham Ticket For Real




Tim Allen (Tim the Tool Man) in his current series (Last Man Standing)
his character 

is a ham, complete with a working rig on the film set. The show's
producer, as well 

as many of the crew, are ticketed hams as well. 

 

Actor and comedian Tim Allen now not only plays an Amateur Radio operator
on 

television, he is one! Allen, whose real name is Timothy Alan Dick, got
his new call 

sign, KK6OTD, on September 4, but did not release the news until this
week. In his 

weekly ABC comedy TV show Tim's character Mike Baxter, is supposed to be


KA0XTT, and the show has *featured* 

<
http://www.arrl.org/news/em-ham-radio-in-hollywood-em-last-man-standing-to-feature-ham-radio-in-upcoming-episode
> 

ham radio in some episodes.


Last Man Standing's producer John Amodeo, NN6JA, told ARRL that
the  agreement 

with Allen was that they would not publicize his license until he
approved it. Allen 

revealed to Tom Medlin, W5KUB, for one of Medlin's webcasts that he had
passed 

his Technician license test but did not mention his call sign, Amodeo
said. Obviously, 

most hams are capable of finding Tim's callsign, if they feel the need,
he conceded.

We arranged for Tom Medlin to do a surprise interview, do you think
anyone will ever 

have a chance to go back to Kingman with the [ARRL VEC] VE team that
administered 

Tim's test, Amodeo said. They are Rob, AA6RA; Tim, N6QJ, and Julian,
N3JF. ARRL 

VEC Staffer, Amanda Grimaldi, KB1VUV, helped us arrange the test. More
than 2 dozen 

members of the "Last Man Standing" crew — and now Alllen, its
star — have been 

inspired by the show's Amateur Radio component to get licensed. On
September 28, 

the K6H "ollywood Hamnado" special event station was on the
air, with the "Last Man 

Standing's crew members at the helm. The Southern California-based PAPA
Repeater System, 

in association with the Broadcast Employees Amateur Radio Society (BEARS)
and Disney 

Emergency Amateur Radio Service (DEARS) sponsored the special
event.


Amodeo said K6H went very well. "We had about 35 operators and
guests on Stage 9 here at 

CBS Studio Center" he told ARRL. "All enjoyed being on the set
of "Last Man Standing."™ 

Naturally, we brought in breakfast (bagels and donuts), lunch
(sandwiches), and, at wrap, pizza. 

"The feeling was like a Field Day and a mini Hamvention."
Amodeo said that all six K6H stations 

had "continuous contacts from start to finish." Most of the K6H
event and several interview 

segments have been posted on Medlin's website*
<http://www.w5kub.com/
>.





	
		
			
				
			
		
		
			
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