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GMRS & FRS Channel Chart + Planner

Every GMRS channel, checked against 47 CFR Part 95. Filter the chart, then plan your group’s primary channel, backup and tones. Download a CHIRP CSV or print a wallet card.

Channel chart

All 30 GMRS channels from 47 CFR §95.1763, with power limits (§95.1767), bandwidth (§95.1773) and FRS sharing (§95.563, §95.567).

30 of 30 channels

ChTransmit MHzBandGMRS power limitBandwidthWho may transmitFRSRepeater pair
1462.5625462 int.5 W ERP20 kHzMobile, handheld, base✓ 2 W ERP—
2462.5875462 int.5 W ERP20 kHzMobile, handheld, base✓ 2 W ERP—
3462.6125462 int.5 W ERP20 kHzMobile, handheld, base✓ 2 W ERP—
4462.6375462 int.5 W ERP20 kHzMobile, handheld, base✓ 2 W ERP—
5462.6625462 int.5 W ERP20 kHzMobile, handheld, base✓ 2 W ERP—
6462.6875462 int.5 W ERP20 kHzMobile, handheld, base✓ 2 W ERP—
7462.7125462 int.5 W ERP20 kHzMobile, handheld, base✓ 2 W ERP—
8467.5625467 int.0.5 W ERP12.5 kHzHandheld only✓ 0.5 W ERP—
9467.5875467 int.0.5 W ERP12.5 kHzHandheld only✓ 0.5 W ERP—
10467.6125467 int.0.5 W ERP12.5 kHzHandheld only✓ 0.5 W ERP—
11467.6375467 int.0.5 W ERP12.5 kHzHandheld only✓ 0.5 W ERP—
12467.6625467 int.0.5 W ERP12.5 kHzHandheld only✓ 0.5 W ERP—
13467.6875467 int.0.5 W ERP12.5 kHzHandheld only✓ 0.5 W ERP—
14467.7125467 int.0.5 W ERP12.5 kHzHandheld only✓ 0.5 W ERP—
15462.5500462 main50 W output*20 kHzMobile, handheld, repeater, base, fixed✓ 2 W ERPout · in 467.5500
16462.5750462 main50 W output*20 kHzMobile, handheld, repeater, base, fixed✓ 2 W ERPout · in 467.5750
17462.6000462 main50 W output*20 kHzMobile, handheld, repeater, base, fixed✓ 2 W ERPout · in 467.6000
18462.6250462 main50 W output*20 kHzMobile, handheld, repeater, base, fixed✓ 2 W ERPout · in 467.6250
19462.6500462 main50 W output*20 kHzMobile, handheld, repeater, base, fixed✓ 2 W ERPout · in 467.6500
20462.6750462 main50 W output*20 kHzMobile, handheld, repeater, base, fixed✓ 2 W ERPout · in 467.6750
21462.7000462 main50 W output*20 kHzMobile, handheld, repeater, base, fixed✓ 2 W ERPout · in 467.7000
22462.7250462 main50 W output*20 kHzMobile, handheld, repeater, base, fixed✓ 2 W ERPout · in 467.7250
15R467.5500467 main50 W output*20 kHzVia repeater (or brief tests): mobile, handheld, control, fixed✕ GMRS onlyin · out 462.5500
16R467.5750467 main50 W output*20 kHzVia repeater (or brief tests): mobile, handheld, control, fixed✕ GMRS onlyin · out 462.5750
17R467.6000467 main50 W output*20 kHzVia repeater (or brief tests): mobile, handheld, control, fixed✕ GMRS onlyin · out 462.6000
18R467.6250467 main50 W output*20 kHzVia repeater (or brief tests): mobile, handheld, control, fixed✕ GMRS onlyin · out 462.6250
19R467.6500467 main50 W output*20 kHzVia repeater (or brief tests): mobile, handheld, control, fixed✕ GMRS onlyin · out 462.6500
20R467.6750467 main50 W output*20 kHzVia repeater (or brief tests): mobile, handheld, control, fixed✕ GMRS onlyin · out 462.6750
21R467.7000467 main50 W output*20 kHzVia repeater (or brief tests): mobile, handheld, control, fixed✕ GMRS onlyin · out 462.7000
22R467.7250467 main50 W output*20 kHzVia repeater (or brief tests): mobile, handheld, control, fixed✕ GMRS onlyin · out 462.7250

* Main channels: mobile, repeater and base stations are limited to 50 W transmitter output; fixed stations to 15 W (§95.1767(a)). Interstitial limits are ERP (effective radiated power), so antenna gain counts. FRS radios are limited to 12.5 kHz on every channel (§95.573). Channel numbers 1–22 follow the FRS table in §95.563. The “15R–22R” labels are a common radio convention, not part of the rules.

Plan your group

Tell us who’s talking and where. You’ll get a primary channel, a backup and a tone plan you can load into CHIRP or print as a wallet card.

Radios
Use
SQUELCH LAB · COMMS CARDOur radio plan
RoleChMHzTone
PrimaryMobiles, base and handhelds15462.550088.5
Backup / close rangeHandhelds and passengers (FRS radios OK)4462.6375127.3
Call sign: ________ID at end & every 15 min (§95.1751). Emergency traffic has priority on every channel (§95.1731).
  • Mobile radios may run up to 50 W output on main channels (§95.1767(a)). Lead and tail vehicles should run the most power and the best antennas.
  • FRS radios are capped at 2 W ERP on channels 1–7 and 15–22 (§95.567), so they’ll have less range than GMRS mobiles on the same channel.
  • A CTCSS tone only filters what you hear. It isn’t privacy: anyone on the channel can still hear you. Many radios label these tones as “privacy codes” 1–38, so check your manual for the mapping.
  • Licensed operators identify with their call sign at the end of a transmission or series of transmissions, and every 15 minutes during a long exchange (§95.1751).

CHIRP files use CHIRP’s generic CSV columns. Power values are the legal maximums, and CHIRP maps them to your radio’s nearest level. Only program radios certified for GMRS (§95.1761, §95.335). Many GMRS radios lock frequencies, and CHIRP support varies by model.

How GMRS channels are organized

The rules allot GMRS 30 channels: 16 main and 14 interstitial (§95.1763).

  • 462 MHz main (15–22): the workhorse channels. Mobiles, bases and repeaters may run up to 50 W output. These are also the repeater outputs.
  • 467 MHz main (15R–22R): repeater inputs, exactly 5 MHz above each output. Mobiles and handhelds transmit here only through a repeater or for brief tests.
  • 462 MHz interstitial (1–7): between the main channels. Limited to 5 W ERP for GMRS mobiles, handhelds and bases.
  • 467 MHz interstitial (8–14): handheld only, 0.5 W ERP, 12.5 kHz bandwidth.

FRS uses channels 1–22 (§95.563) at up to 2 W ERP, or 0.5 W on 8–14 (§95.567). That’s why a GMRS radio can talk to an FRS radio on those channels.

Everything on this page comes from the published rules, not from our own range testing, which hasn’t started yet.

Sources & method

  1. 47 CFR §95.1763: GMRS channels (30 channels, center frequencies, permitted stations) (eCFR)
  2. 47 CFR §95.1767: GMRS transmitting power limits (eCFR)
  3. 47 CFR §95.1773: GMRS authorized bandwidths (eCFR)
  4. 47 CFR §95.563: FRS channels 1–22 (eCFR)
  5. 47 CFR §95.567: FRS transmit power (eCFR)
  6. 47 CFR §95.573: FRS authorized bandwidth (eCFR)
  7. 47 CFR §95.377: tones and signals (subaudible tones may be continuous) (eCFR)
  8. 47 CFR §95.1751: GMRS station identification (eCFR)
  9. CHIRP: open-source radio programming software (generic CSV format)