Talk:General Mobile Radio Service

Additional Information
Could someone add information about the digital short messaging and location services that are now permitted on GMRS handhelds? Also, GMRS radios are allowed to have detachable, interchangeable, and remote antennas, except that they must have permanently fixed antennas if they have digital capabilities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.130.184.43 (talk) 04:28, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

AM or FM
Is GMRS service in USA done using an AM or a FM transceiver? 220.239.112.220 (talk) 11:10, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

It is FM only. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Laggroup (talk • contribs) 16:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * According to §95.631(a), Other modulations including AM are allowed. The fact that only FM is used is a consequence of available equipment.  I suggest the first sentence of the page be rephrased from "land-mobile FM UHF radio service" to "land mobile UHF radiotelephone service." --Aefalcon (talk) 15:31, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Why is there not a listing of all the channel frequencies?
There are two charts, one showing frequencies for channels 15-22, and then a separate one for channels 1-7 which are shared with FRS.

Why do we need two separate charts, and where are channels 8-14? This is just silly. Okto8 (talk) 01:59, 25 July 2014 (UTC)


 * 8 through 14 are FRS only, and this is the GMRS article. The FRS-only channels are listed in the Family Radio Service article. I suppose an argument could be made for using the same table in both, with appropriate notations, since practically all "GMRS" radios can hit the FRS-only channels too. Let's see what others say... I think it's reasonable. Jeh (talk) 06:00, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Part 95 Update
Just a quick note that this page will need to be significantly updated soon if the proposed changes to 47 CFR 95 are passed in the FCC's mid-May 2017 vote. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbowman90 (talk • contribs) 17:05, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
 * The update has changed the regulation numbering, meaning none of the linked references or other citations to the CFRs work. For instance, there is no 95.179, or any other Part 95 numbers below 95.299 or in the 600s. The proper reference for GMRS license eligibility appears to be 95.1705, which includes "family" (95.1705(c)), "grandfathering" (95.1705(g)) and "cooperative use" by other than family members, with written agreements (95.1705(f)). Lupinelawyer (talk) 02:26, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Note on "Frequency table" section
Note: The "Frequency table" section requires ref footnotes instead of just text footnotes. See my invis comment in that section. Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk / contribs) 15:43, 7 August 2022 (UTC)