[SFDXA] Actor Tim Allen Gets His Ham Ticket For Real

[Bill]

 From Elliot KB2TZ:


    Actor Tim Allen Gets His Ham Ticket For Real

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09/30/2014
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 “Last 
Man Standing,” Allen’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” producer John Amodeo, NN6JA, told ARRL that the 
agreement with Allen was that “we 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’ 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 
Allen, its star — have been inspired by the show’s Amateur Radio 
component to get licensed. On September 28, the K6H “Hollywood Hamnado” 
special event station was on the air, with “Last Man Standing” 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/>.