The Gainesville Amateur Radio Society invited the public to Waldo City Square to show a demonstration of another form of communication in case of severe emergency situations.

Amateur radios, better known as ham radios, were invented in the early 1900′s to communicate during power outages.

Barbara Matthews started using ham radios so she can keep in touch with her sisters in case of a hurricane. She said she also gets to talk to hundreds of people across North America.

Now, many people may be curious about how ham radio got its name and the answer is quite hilarious.

The organization will be hosting another ham radio demonstration in July just in time for hurricane season. Now if you find yourself without cell service, you can count on ham radio for communication.