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== General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) ==

General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) | FCC.gov - http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs
: ''"The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is in the 462 - 467 MHz spectrum range. The most common use of GMRS spectrum is short-distance, two-way communications using small, portable hand-held devices that function similar to walkie-talkies. Similar services include the Family Radio Service (FRS) and the Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS)."'' [http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs]
: ''"An FCC license is required to operate a General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) system. Licenses are issued for a five-year term and can be renewed between 90 days prior to the expiration date and up to the actual expiration date of the license."'' [http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs]
: ''"If you receive a license, any family member, regardless of age, can operate GMRS stations and units within the licensed system."'' [http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs]
: ''"GMRS devices generally transmit at higher power levels (1 to 5 watts is typical) and may have detachable antennas."'' [http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs]
: ''"You can expect a communications range of five to twenty-five miles."'' [http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs]

GMRS Information - http://www.gmrs.org/gmrs_information.htm

== Channels ==

There are 23 GMRS channels and each channel is 25 kHz.

* 462.5500
* 462.5625
* 462.5750
* 462.5875
* 462.6000
* 462.6125
* 462.6250
* 462.6375
* 462.6500
* 462.6625
* 462.6750
* 462.6875
* 462.7000
* 462.7125
* 462.7250
* 467.5500
* 467.5750
* 467.6000
* 467.6250
* 467.6500
* 467.6750
* 467.7000
* 467.7250

== Rules ==

# '''License'''
#* Must have license to operate GMRS
#* Must be 18 years old to apply for license
#* If you receive a license, any family member, regardless of age, can operate GMRS stations and units within the licensed system
# '''Station identification'''
#* every GMRS station must transmit a station identification following the transmission of communications or a series of communications
#* and every 15 minutes during a long transmission.
# '''Power'''
#* A small base station must transmit with no more than 5 watts ERP
#* A fixed station must transmit with no more than 15 watts output power.
# '''Misc'''
#* You cannot make a telephone call with a GMRS device.
# '''Location'''
#* You must be within the territorial limits of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, and the Caribbean and Pacific Insular areas
# '''Shared FRS Device'''
#* You do not need a license to use FRS channels, which are limited to ½ watt (500 milliwatt) maximum effective radiated power

Reference:
* General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) | FCC.gov - http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs
* Telecommunication - http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title47-vol1/content-detail.html
* The FCC service rules for the Family Radio Service (FRS) and General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) are located in 47 C.F.R. Part 95. - http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/rules-regulations-title-47
** PART 95—PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES - Subpart A—General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) - http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=5d678608df363d538a18e5ae9cd3d4b4&node=pt47.5.95&rgn=div5

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