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Mandy Baxter (Molly Ephraim) talks on ham radio during
a recent episode of "Last Man Standing" on ABC.
(Photo courtesy "Last Man Standing") |
That's the assessment of ham radio made by Mandy Baxter, the
character played by Molly Ephraim on the ABC-TV comedy, "Last Man
Standing." In an episode that aired in mid-March, the teenaged Mandy has
been banned from her computer and cell-phone until she improves her history
grades. She gets on the air from her father's ham station, though, and declares
it to be "just like Twitter, only more advanced (since) you don't have to
type!" In the program, hams who she contacts provide help with her paper.
If you missed the show when it aired, you may watch it online at
<
http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/last-man-standing>. It is Show 217, titled
"The Fight." Producer John Amodeo, NN6JA, will have an article about
the making of the episode in an upcoming issue of
CQ.
