Editing General Mobile Radio Service (section)

{{short description|Land-mobile FM UHF radio service for short-distance two-way communications}}
[[File:TIDRADIO TD-H5 GMRS radios (level adjust and bg cutout).jpg|thumb|TIDRADIO TD-H5 GMRS radios.|328x328px]]

The '''General Mobile Radio Service''' ('''GMRS''') is a [[Land_mobile_radio_system|land-mobile]] [[frequency modulation|FM]] [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[radio]] service designed for short-range two-way voice communication and authorized under part 95 of the US [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] code. It requires a license in the [[United States]], but some GMRS compatible equipment can be used license-free in [[Canada]].  The US GMRS license is issued for a period of 10 years. The United States permits use by adult individuals who possess a valid GMRS license, as well as their immediate family members.<ref group=lower-alpha>The FCC definition of “immediate family” includes the licensee's spouse, children, stepchildren, parents, stepparents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, and in-laws. See {{CodeFedReg|47|95|1705|c}}.</ref> Immediate relatives of the GMRS system licensee are entitled to communicate among themselves for personal or business<ref>{{CodeFedReg|47|95|1731}}</ref> purposes, but employees of the licensee who are not family members are not covered by the license. Non-family members must be licensed separately.

GMRS radios are typically handheld portable ([[walkie-talkie]]s) much like [[Family Radio Service]] (FRS) radios, and they share a frequency band with FRS near 462 and 467&nbsp;MHz.  [[Mobile radio station|Mobile]] and [[base station]]-style radios are available as well, but these are normally commercial UHF radios as often used in public service and commercial land mobile bands.  These are legal for use in this service as long as they are certified for GMRS under USC 47 Part 95. Older radios that are certified under USC 47 Part 90 are "grandfathered in", and can also be used legally for GMRS.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

[[File:Retevis RT49P GMRS version.jpg|thumb|266x266px|Retevis RT49P GMRS version.]]
GMRS licensees are allowed to establish [[repeater]]s to extend their communications range.  However repeaters cannot be linked together over the internet nor connected to the [[public switched telephone network]].<ref name="linking">{{cite web | title=General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) | website=Federal Communications Commission | date=2024-08-14 | url=https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs#operations | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref>