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The club is ready to provide communication for any emergency situation, with generators, batteries and ham radios always on hand. However, CARP isn't solely around to communicate during disaster. Their skills and equipment also come in handy for events like the California Classic's running and bicycle events and the March of Dimes' annual March for Babies walk. Ham radio operators communicate from different points on the course during these walks and bicycle events. "The purpose of the club is to help and to educate not only other amateur radio operators but the public about amateur radio, public service and also emergency communication," club president Rob Mavis said. More than 20 years ago, the Clovis club got its start when a group of teenagers wanted to explore amateur radio. Though there was already an amateur radio club in town, it was composed of mostly older men, and these teenagers wanted their own place to experience the world of ham radio. From then on, CARP has been involved in numerous public service events and has assisted in providing emergency communication as well as provided training for its members and the community. Amateur radio, otherwise known as ham radio, is a form of communication primarily used in the case of natural disaster. (The ham nickname is said to stem from the first amateur wireless station operated by some amateurs of the Harvard Radio Club, Hyman-Almy-Murray.) It is licensed and regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, which dictates that amateur radio is the backup communication method in case of a disaster.
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