Radio Bands

Family Radio Service (RFS)

The Family Radio Service (FRS) is a private, two-way, short-distance voice and data communications service for facilitating family and group activities. The most common use for FRS channels is short-distance, two-way voice communications using small hand-held radios that are similar to walkie-talkies. The service is licensed-by-rule so the general public can use the devices without having to obtain a license and channel sharing is achieved through a listen-before-talk etiquette.

Channel	Frequecy (Mhz)	Restrictions
#1	462.5625	Up to 2 watts
#2	462.5875	Up to 2 watts
#3	462.6125	Up to 2 watts
#4	462.6375	Up to 2 watts
#5	462.6625	Up to 2 watts
#6	462.6875	Up to 2 watts
#7	462.7125	Up to 2 watts
#8	467.5625	Up to 0.5 watt
#9	467.5875	Up to 0.5 watt
#10	467.6125	Up to 0.5 watt
#11	467.6375	Up to 0.5 watt
#12	467.6625	Up to 0.5 watt
#13	467.6875	Up to 0.5 watt
#14	467.7125	Up to 0.5 watt
#15	462.5500	Up to 2 watts
#16	462.5750	Up to 2 watts
#17	462.6000	Up to 2 watts
#18	462.6250	Up to 2 watts
#19	462.6500	Up to 2 watts
#20	462.6750	Up to 2 watts
#21	462.7000	Up to 2 watts
#22	462.7250	Up to 2 watts

General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)

The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a licensed radio service that uses channels around 462 MHz and 467 MHz. The most common use of GMRS channels is for short-distance, two-way voice communications using hand-held radios, mobile radios and repeater systems.

Channel	Frequecy (MHz)	Restrictions
#1	462.5625	Up to 5 watts
#2	462.5875	Up to 5 watts
#3	462.6125	Up to 5 watts
#4	462.6375	Up to 5 watt
#5	462.6625	Up to 5 watts
#6	462.6875	Up to 5 watt
#7	462.7125	Up to 5 watt
#8	467.5625	Up to 0.5 watt
#9	467.5875	Up to 0.5 watt
#10	467.6125	Up to 0.5 watt
#11	467.6375	Up to 0.5 watt
#12	467.6625	Up to 0.5 watt
#13	467.6875	Up to 0.5 watt
#14	467.7125	Up to 0.5 watt
#15	462.5500	Up to 50 watts
#16	462.5750	Up to 50 watts
#17	462.6000	Up to 50 watts
#18	462.6250	Up to 50 watts
#19	462.6500	Up to 50 watts
#20	462.6750	Up to 50 watts
#21	462.7000	Up to 50 watts
#22	462.7250	Up to 50 watts

Multi Use Radio Service (MURS)

The Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS) uses channels in the 151 – 154 MHz spectrum range. The most common use of MURS channels is for short-distance, two-way communications using small, portable hand-held radios that function similar to walkie-talkies.

MURS is authorized five channels that were previously in the industrial/business radio service and were known as the “color dot” frequencies in Part 90 of the FCC rules.

Channel	Frequency (MHz)	Restrictions
#1	151.820	Up to 2 watts
#2	151.880	Up to 2 watts
#3	151.940	Up to 2 watts
#4 – Blue Dot	154.570	Up to 2 watts
#5 – Green Dot	154.600	Up to 2 watts

Ultra High Frequency (UHF)

Very High Frequency (VHF)

High Frequency (HF)

Citizen Band (CB) (USA)

Channels 23, 24, and 25 are numbered out-of-order for their frequency allocations in the United States.

Channel	Frequency (MHz)
#1	26.965
#2	26.975
#3	26.985
#4	27.005
#5	27.015
#6	27.025
#7	27.035
#8	27.055
#9	27.065
#10	27.075
#11	27.085
#12	27.105
#13	27.115
#14	27.125
#15	27.135
#16	27.155
#17	27.165
#18	27.175
#19	27.185
#20	27.205
#21	27.215
#22	27.225
#23	27.255
#24	27.235
#25	27.245
#26	27.265
#27	27.275
#28	27.285
#29	27.295
#30	27.305
#31	27.315
#32	27.325
#33	27.335
#34	27.345
#35	27.355
#36	27.365
#37	27.375
#38	27.385
#39	27.395
#40	27.405