While the book covers the technical developments that have occurred, the author has produced an account that is as much about the people involved as the gear they used. It will appeal not only to amateurs themselves, in New Zealand and overseas, but to anyone with an interest in New Zealand history and communications.
Amateur radio is one of New Zealand's most popular pastimes.
There are more than six thousand licensed amateur radio operators in New Zealand, more than two million world-wide. For many participants, amateur radio is more than mere hobby. It is a passion. For many outsiders, it is a baffling subculture. For the nation it is a ready source of self-taught technicians, and of emergency equipment and expertise.