GET YOUR GMRS LICENSE

•   A simple step-by-step guide for new GMRS radio users 
• GMRS = General Mobile Radio Service 
• A GMRS license is required to operate a GMRS station. The FCC's individual GMRS license is normally valid for 10 years, and there is no licensing examination. 
• 1. Watch the Instructional Video Watch: How to Get a GMRS Radio License. The video walks through the FCC licensing process. 
• 2. Create or Confirm Your FCC Account. Go to FCC CORES (Commission Registration System). FCC CORES login / registration. Create an FCC Username if you do not already have one.  Create or locate your FCC Registration Number (FRN). Your FRN is the identifier used for FCC licensing transactions. Keep your FCC Username, password, and FRN available while completing the GMRS application. 
• 3. Apply for Your GMRS License in ULS. Open the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS). FCC ULS License Manager  Sign in using your FCC credentials and FRN. Choose the option to file a new application and select General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS). Complete the personal information and required certifications carefully.  Submit the application and pay the FCC fee shown by the system. The FCC adopted a $35 application fee for personal licenses; always verify the amount displayed at the time you file. There is no written or on-air test for a GMRS license. 
• 4. After You Apply Watch your ULS application status for the grant of your license and your assigned call sign. Once granted, save or print a copy of your license and record your call sign with your radio equipment. Operate your GMRS radios according to FCC Part 95 rules. A GMRS license authorizes the licensee's station(s); the licensee is responsible for proper operation. Your immediate family members may operate the licensed GMRS station under the licensee's authority, subject to FCC rule 
•  Official Resources Resource Link FCC CORES https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do 
• FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp 
• FCC GMRS rules — 47 CFR Part 95 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapterD/part-95/subpart-E 
• FCC main website https://www.fcc.gov/ 
• GMRS licensing instructional video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOuOIB1KCQ4 

GMRS Transmit Protocols 

• (Source: FCC Rules and Regulations in Title 47 of the code of Federal Regulations, §95.1751 GMRS station identification) 
• Each GMRS station must be identified by transmission of its FCC-assigned call sign at the end of the   transmissions and at periodic intervals during transmissions except as provided in paragraph (c) below.   A unit number may be included after the callsign in the identification. 
• (a) The GMRS station call sign must be transmitted: 
• (1) Following a single transmission or a series of transmission; and, 
• (2) After 15 minutes and at least once every 15 minutes thereafter during a series of transmissions   lasting more than 15 minutes. 
• (b) The call sign must be transmitted using voice in the English language or international Morse code   telegraphy using an audible tone. 
• (c) Any GMRS repeater station is not required to transmit station identification if:  (1) It retransmits only communications from GMRS stations operating under the authority of the   individual license which it operates; and, 
• (2) The GMRS stations whose communications are retransmitted are properly identified in accordance   to this section.
  

Channel FRS/GMRS Radio Quick Reference Sheet  

• 1 462.562500 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 5W
• 2 462.587500 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 5W 
• 3 462.612500 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 5W 
• 4 462.637500 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 5W 
• 5 462.662500 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 5W 
• 6 462.687500 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 5W 
• 7 462.712500 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 5W 
• 8 467.562500 12.5/12.5 kHz 0.5W / 0.5W  
• 9 467.587500 12.5/12.5 kHz 0.5W / 0.5W  
• 10 467.612500 12.5/12.5 kHz 0.5W / 0.5W 
• 11 467.637500 12.5/12.5 kHz 0.5W / 0.5W
• 12 467.662500 12.5/12.5 kHz 0.5W / 0.5W 
• 13 467.687500 12.5/12.5 kHz 0.5W / 0.5W
• 14 467.712500 12.5/12.5 kHz 0.5W / 0.5W 
• 15 462.550000 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 50W
• 16 462.575000 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 50W 
• 17 462.600000 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 50W 
• 18 462.625000 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 50W 
• 19 462.650000 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 50W
• 20 462.675000 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 50W
• 21 462.700000 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 50W
• 22 462.725000 12.5/20 kHz 2W / 50W

• GMRS Repeater Channels 
• R15  462.550000+ 5.0 50W 
• R19 462.650000+ 5.0 50W 
• R16 462.575000+ 5.0 50W 
• R20 462.675000+ 5.0 50W 
• R17 462.600000+ 5.0 50W 
• R21 462.700000+ 5.0 50W 
• R18 462.625000+ 5.0 50W 
• R22 462.725000+ 5.0 50W