Last Man Standing – Tim Allen Ham Radio
Actor and comedian Tim Allen now not only plays an Amateur Radio operator on television, he is one! Allen got his Technician license 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
“We broke the news on w5kub.com that actor Tim Allen received his ham license. This webcast was from the set of ABC TV hit show Last Man Standing in Hollywood.
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