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Last Man Standing to Feature Amateur Radio Storyline

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 10:26 AM PST
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Ham Radio in Hollywood: Last Man Standing to Feature Amateur Radio Storyline







In an episode tentatively scheduled to air Friday, March 15, the hit ABC
comedy Last Man Standing -- starring Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, KA0XTT --
will feature a secondary ham radio storyline. This is the first time that
the show will highlight Amateur Radio in its plot, showing various cast
members on the air and communicating via ham radio.







In Episode 217 -- called “The Fight” -- Mike’s daughter Mandy (played by
Molly Ephraim), gets her cell phone taken away as punishment. She
discovers Mike’s home shack in the basement and uses ham radio to make
faraway friends. According to Last Man Standing Producer John Amodeo,
NN6JA, the home shack is a brand new set built just for this episode. The
ARRL provided many of the awards and certificates -- including 5 Band
DXCC, 5 Band Worked All States, 5 Band Worked All Continents, VUCC (for 50
MHz), the Diamond DXCC Challenge and the Morse Code Proficiency
Certificate -- seen on Mike Baxter’s home shack wall.







Two other regular cast members -- Mike’s boss Ed Alzate (played by Hector
Elizondo) and Mike’s co-worker Kyle Anderson (played by Christoph Sanders)
-- will also have Amateur Radio call signs and be shown on the radio.







“As a ham, I am very excited to be able to have an episode that presents
our hobby in an upbeat and positive way,” Amodeo told the ARRL. “As a
television producer, I am pleased to present a very funny episode for our
more than 7 million viewers. This episode will feature more ham gear than
seen in mainstream movies such as Frequency, Contact and Super 8 -- all
great films that had Amateur Radio in them. It’s worth noting that
although hams will enjoy the episode, it was written with our 7 million
non-ham viewers in mind. Please be prepared for some inconsistencies
related to Amateur Radio, but enjoy the show nevertheless.”







Last Man Standing is produced by 20th Century Fox for the ABC Television
Network and airs on Friday nights at 8 PM Eastern and Pacific and 7 PM
Central.



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