General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
From Freq Of Nature
The GMRS is a land mobile radio service available to persons for short-distance two-way communications to facilitate the activities of licensees and their immediate family members. Each licensee manages a system consisting of one or more stations.
In addition to the station's licensed channel, 462.6750 may be used for emergency and travelers aid by all stations. International channels (462.xxx5) may be used only in simplex mode with voice transmissions of no more than 5 watts. They are shared with the Family Radio Service.
General Mobile Radio Service Frequencies
Motorola and ICOM have created their own numbering system. Each one numbers the shared FRS channels separately from the GMRS base/mobile pairs. Motorola gives the shared FRS channels the same number as they have under the FRS system.
| Base | Mobile | Motorola channel | Icom IC-F21 channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462.5500 | 467.5500 | 15 | 1 | |
| 462.5625 | 1 | 9 | FRS Ch 1 | |
| 462.5750 | 467.5750 | 16 | 2 | |
| 462.5875 | 2 | 10 | FRS Ch 2 | |
| 462.6000 | 467.6000 | 17 | 3 | |
| 462.6125 | 3 | 11 | FRS Ch 3 | |
| 462.6250 | 467.6250 | 18 | 4 | |
| 462.6375 | 4 | 12 | FRS Ch 4 | |
| 462.6500 | 467.6500 | 19 | 5 | Use not permitted near Canadian border. |
| 462.6625 | 5 | 13 | FRS Ch 5 | |
| 462.6750 | 467.6750 | 20 | 6 | Suggested nationwide emergency and road information calling. Nationally recognized coded squelch for 675 emergency repeater operation is 141.3 Hz. |
| 462.6875 | 6 | 14 | FRS Ch 6 | |
| 462.7000 | 467.7000 | 21 | 7 | Use not permitted near Canadian border. |
| 462.7125 | 7 | 15 | FRS Ch 7 | |
| 462.7250 | 467.7250 | 22 | 8 |
