Jeff/N1SNR maintains a GMRS repeater (WQQG491) on 462.550MHz (+5K) PL156.7
A good source for info on GMRS can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mobile_Radio_Service
GMRS & FRS Channels and Frequencies
The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a licensed radio service that uses channels around 462 MHz and 467 MHz.
| Channel | Frequency (MHz) | Radio Service | Max Permitted Power – FRS |
Max Permitted Power – GMRS |
| 1 | 462.5625 | GMRS or FRS | 2 watts | 5 watts |
| 2 | 462.5875 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts |
5 watts |
| 3 | 462.6125 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 5 watts |
| 4 | 462.6375 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts |
5 watts |
| 5 | 462.6625 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 5 watts |
| 6 | 462.6875 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 5 watts |
| 7 | 462.7125 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 5 watts |
| 8 | 467.5625 |
GMRS or FRS |
.5 watts | .5 watts |
| 9 | 467.5875 |
GMRS or FRS |
.5 watts | .5 watts |
| 10 | 467.6125 |
GMRS or FRS |
.5 watts | .5 watts |
| 11 | 467.6375 |
GMRS or FRS |
.5 watts | .5 watts |
| 12 | 467.6625 |
GMRS or FRS |
.5 watts | .5 watts |
| 13 | 467.6875 |
GMRS or FRS |
.5 watts |
.5 watts |
| 14 | 467.7125 |
GMRS or FRS |
.5 watts | .5 watts |
| 15 | 462.5500 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 50 watts |
| 16 | 462.5750 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 50 watts |
| 17 | 462.6000 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 50 watts |
| 18 | 462.6250 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 50 watts |
| 19 | 462.6500 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 50 watts |
| 20 | 462.6750 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 50 watts |
| 21 | 462.7000 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 50 watts |
| 22 | 462.7250 |
GMRS or FRS |
2 watts | 50 watts |
| 15RP | 467.5500 | GMRS | Prohibited | 50 watts |
| 16RP | 467.5750 |
GMRS |
Prohibited |
50 watts |
| 17RP | 467.6000 |
GMRS |
Prohibited |
50 watts |
| 18RP | 467.6250 |
GMRS |
Prohibited |
50 watts |
| 19RP | 467.6500 |
GMRS |
Prohibited |
50 watts |
| 20RP | 467.6750 |
GMRS |
Prohibited |
50 watts |
| 21RP | 467.7000 |
GMRS |
Prohibited |
50 watts |
| 22RP | 467.7250 |
GMRS |
Prohibited |
50 watts |
If you want a radio for talking to other vehicles or handhelds in the outdoors, and want the best range and most features, GMRS is the best choice. While VHF radio waves – including CB – typically travel farther in rural settings, GMRS’s power advantage overcomes UHF’s slight range disadvantages to give longer range in most scenarios. GMRS may work better in wooded areas, since UHF radio waves can easily travel through small spaces.
The FCC requires a GMRS license as a way to regulate frequencies that are used by two-way radio devices. Before operating a GMRS radio, a consumer must have a valid license. Any radio using the shared FRS/GMRS frequencies that is able to transmit above 2 Watts of power was reclassified as GMRS only after the recent FCC Changes in September 2017. GMRS radios can be handhelds or in-unit mobile radios.
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