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General Radio Info

Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS)

  • Unlicensed
  • Transmitter Power Output limited to 2 Watts
  • Repeaters Not Allowed
Frequency Authorized Bandwidth
151.820 MHz 11.25 KHz
151.880 MHz 11.25 KHz
151.940 MHz 11.25 KHz
154.570 MHz 20.00 KHz
154.600 MHz 20.00 KHz


Family Radio Service (FRS)

  • Unlicensed
  • Restricted to 0.5 Watts
  • Repeaters Not Allowed
  • *License required on the frequency if using more than the 0.5 Watts, up to the 5 Watt Maximum
Channel Frequency Shared with GMRS?*
1 462.5625 MHz Yes*
2 462.5875 MHz Yes*
3 462.6125 MHz Yes*
4 462.6375 MHz Yes*
5 462.6625 MHz Yes*
6 462.6875 MHz Yes*
7 462.7125 MHz Yes*
8 467.5625 MHz No
9 467.5875 MHz No
10 467.6125 MHz No
11 467.6375 MHz No
12 467.6625 MHz No
13 467.6875 MHz No
14 467.7125 MHz No

General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)

  • FCC License Required
  • Allowed to 50 Watts, Except on FRS/GMRS Shared
  • Repeaters Allowed (Upper Frequency is for Repeater Inputs, Lower for Output/Simplex)
  • Use of  “650″ and “700″ channel pairs is prohibited near Canadian border. See FCC website for details.
  • “675″ channel is suggested nationwide emergency and road information calling. Nationally recognized coded squelch for 675 emergency repeater operation is 141.3 Hz.
Channel Lower Frequency Upper Frequency
“550″ 462.550 MHz 467.550 MHz
“575″ 462.575 MHz 467.575 MHz
“600″ 462.600 MHz 467.600 MHz
“625″ 462.625 MHz 467.625 MHz
“650″ 462.650 MHz 467.650 MHz
“675″ 462.675 MHz 467.675 MHz
“700″ 462.700 MHz 467.700 MHz
“725″ 462.725 MHz 467.725 MHz