History of amateur radio Heinrich Rudolf Hertz in 1888) were adapted into a communication system in the 1890s by the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. In the late 19th century there had been amateur "wired" telegraphers setting up their own interconnected telegraphic systems. Following Marconi's success many people began experimenting with this new form of "wireless telegraphy". Information on "Hertzian wave" based wireless telegraphy systems (the name "radio" would not come into common use until several years later) was sketchy, with magazines such as the November, 1901 issue of "Amateur Work" showing how to build a simple system based on Hertz' early experiments. Magazines show
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker sabotage his medical test fail, Walker is invalided out because he's allergic to corned beef. The radio episode still exists and was released on Series 1 DVD, along with the other 2 missing episodes. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker is a missing episode in the British comedy series "Dad's Army". It was originally transmitted on Saturday 15 March 1969. Although screenshots and clips of the episode exist, the full episode is still missing from BBC Archives. To his complete surprise, Walker receives his call-up papers. Mainwaring tries his best to get