 Last Man Standing — starring Tim Allen as MIke Baxter, KA0XTT — airs Tuesday nights on ABC at 8 PM EST. The ARRL has provided Amateur Radio materials, such as issues of QST and certificates for DXCC, WAS and WAC to the show. In this photo, Allen, as Baxter, tunes his IC-92AD handheld transceiver as his boss (played by Hector Elizondo) watches. |
Tim Allen — star of Home Improvement, Toy Story, The Santa Clause and Galaxy Quest, just to name a few — stars in Last Man Standing, an ABC comedy airing at 8 PM (EST) on Tuesday nights. Allen plays Mike Baxter, KA0XTT, a married father of three and the director of marketing at an outdoor sporting goods store in Colorado whose life is dominated by women. While Amateur Radio has not been prominently featured in the first episodes, according to John Amodeo, NN6JA — the producer of Last Man Standing — it is a part of the show and an important part of Mike’s character. At press time, the episode that will establish Mike as a radio amateur is scheduled to air mid-January.
“Tim’s character Mike is involved in creating the sales strategy for the store, including their catalog and Internet identity,” Amodeo told the ARRL. “The store is like Bass Pro Shops or Cabelas. There is a strong self-sufficiency overtone to Mike’s approach to life. Ham radio fits in the story as a means of emergency communication. It’s not directly featured in the foreground story, but at the moment, it’s a background element on the home set. Once I allow something to be put on the set, there’s a chance the writers will feature it. Now that we have actually established Mike Baxter as KA0XTT, we can do more things featuring Amateur Radio.”
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This post was written by joe on December 16, 2011
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