History of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia/Topical/Biographies/Lewis George Pimblett
Lewis George Pimblett[edit | edit source]
Lewis George "Lou" Pimblett, together with W. Jewell, established an experimental broadcasting station at Wagga Wagga in 1923, apparently under the auspices of the amateur licence of 2ZE (Frank John Federal Laker), Deniliquin. The station was owned by their business "Riverina Wireless Supplies." It broadcast regular concerts and special programming in 1923 and 1924. A company was formed in 1924 with substantial capital, to take over the business and to hold a B class broadcasting licence. The licence was granted in 1924, but by this time financial support had been lost and the B Class station never operated on air.
A comprehensive biography of Lewis George "Lou" Pimblett has not yet been prepared for this Wikibook, however the following resources have been assembled in preparation:
- Research - Lewis George Pimblett - Summary of research to date
- Transcriptions and Notes - Lewis George Pimblett - More than 10 transcriptions
- Photos, QSL cards and other graphics - Lewis George Pimblett - Nothing uploaded as yet, no relevant QSLs held
- Incubator of Wikipedia Article on Lewis George Pimblett - Coming real soon now!
Key internet links:
A comprehensively researched and well illustrated article about the life of Lew, but with only brief reference to the Riverina Wireless Supplies days: Lewis George Pimblett - Inventor Of Harbord + Mona Vale: Toymaker Of 'Pim's Toys' + First Speaking Robot Maker Of 1952 [1]
First World War Embarkation Roll - Lewis George Pimblett [2]
Bubble Pipe Patent [3]