

From the FCC themselves, here are the channel/frequency allotments: GMRS operates in the Ultra-High Frequency Band, otherwise known as UHF. If you’re looking for coverage across the whole town, you might need a repeater to use. For small area communications such as a department store or small campground, portable and mobile radios might work just fine. Radios can be used with or without a repeater. If you receive a license, any family member, regardless of age, can operate GMRS stations and units within the licensed system. You may apply for a GMRS license if you are 18 years or older and not a representative of a foreign government. This includes parents, brothers, sisters and in-laws! It is the perfect tool for families to keep in touch with one another. This is great in both small towns and big cities in order to increase coverage for your family to use.Ī licensee can use it with his/her entire family all under ONE license. It allows the use of repeater systems that can take low power portable and even mobile radios and send the signal over a larger area.

It is a licensed service that covers the licensee and his/her entire family including grandparents! This is a great addition to any family or groups’ daily, emergency, or back up communications needs! In 2017, the FCC expanded GMRS to also allow short data messaging applications including text messaging and GPS location information.

The most common use of GMRS channels is for short-distance, two-way voice communications using hand-held radios, mobile radios and repeater systems. The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a licensed radio service that uses channels around 462 MHz and 467 MHz.
