Well I can see IP addresses but that does not mean someone is not spoofing it.
Well, I guess the IP can be traced to the area, but in this day of VPNs and TOR, it is quite easy to show up with an IP address that is not original.
Any way you look at it, it is highly suspect.
I don't know anything about this Tim guy, other than what I've seen of his videos, but just the video posted here shows a ton of unnecessary work, ugly solder joints, and misplaced pride. If I were him, instead of defending myself by proxy, or by pretending to be someone else, I would come here myself and defend my actions.
Of all the things I've seen done to radios, what he does isn't that terrible. Just very questionable in terms of efficacy.
One thing that he could easily defend, in my opinion is him spraying out a radio with liquid cleaner that I saw someone making fun of. I totally submerge boards every day in water based cleaner when I put them in my ultra sonic cleaner, and I never have a problem. I've taken devices that were extremely dirty and put them in the sink, sprayed them out, and brushed the boards while running water over them. This is something I have been doing for many years, and it has never once caused a problem. I tend to avoid that except on the most disgusting of radios, but it is about the only way to deal with some things, such as cockroach infested electronics that are full of feces and bug parts.
Overall, I can see why people make fun of the guy, but the way this guy is trying to defend him is ridiculous. It smacks of disingenuousness, and appears to be more likely to be someone put up to it by Tim, or to be Tim himself rather than a rabid fan.