What is FRS and GMRS? GMRS stands for General Mobile Radio Service and is a licensed radio service in the United States and governed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). GMRS has 22 channels that are shared with Family Radio Service (FRS) but allow for higher power output.
FRS/GMRS Frequency and Power Chart:
Channel | Frequency (MHz) | Max Permitted Power – FRS | Max Permitted Power – GMRS |
1 | 462.5625 | 2 Watts | 5 Watts |
2 | 462.5875 | 2 Watts | 5 Watts |
3 | 462.6125 | 2 Watts | 5 Watts |
4 | 462.6375 | 2 Watts | 5 Watts |
5 | 462.6625 | 2 Watts | 5 Watts |
6 | 462.6875 | 2 Watts | 5 Watts |
7 | 462.7125 | 2 Watts | 5 Watts |
8 | 467.5625 | .5 Watts | .5 Watts |
9 | 467.5875 | .5 Watts | .5 Watts |
10 | 467.6125 | .5 Watts | .5 Watts |
11 | 467.6375 | .5 Watts | .5 Watts |
12 | 467.6625 | .5 Watts | .5 Watts |
13 | 467.6875 | .5 Watts | .5 Watts |
14 | 467.7125 | .5 Watts | .5 Watts |
15 | 462.5500 | 2 Watts | 50 Watts |
16 | 462.5750 | 2 Watts | 50 Watts |
17 | 462.6000 | 2 Watts | 50 Watts |
18 | 462.6250 | 2 Watts | 50 Watts |
19 | 462.6500 | 2 Watts | 50 Watts |
20 | 462.6750 | 2 Watts | 50 Watts |
21 | 462.7000 | 2 Watts | 50 Watts |
22 | 462.7250 | 2 Watts | 50 Watts |
15-Repeater | 462.5500/467.5500 | Restricted | 50 Watts |
16-Repeater | 462.5750/467.5750 | Restricted | 50 Watts |
17-Repeater | 462.6000/467.6000 | Restricted | 50 Watts |
18-Repeater | 462.6250/467.6250 | Restricted | 50 Watts |
19-Repeater | 462.6500/467.6500 | Restricted | 50 Watts |
20-Repeater | 462.6750/467.6750 | Restricted | 50 Watts |
21-Repeater | 462.7000/467.7000 | Restricted | 50 Watts |
22-Repeater | 462.7250/467.7250 | Restricted | 50 Watts |