FCC Part 95a Title 47 of the Electronic Code of Regulations (GMRS)

OregonGMRS.org is a small group of people that wanted to resurect GMRS radio usage in the Rogue Valley. We quickly realized that GMRS radio is a great resource that isn't limited to little low power "walkie talkies" and can provide communications for anything from recreation, to assisting in natural disasters such as floods and fire which we experience often in Southern Oregon.

We also realized that given the limited range of UHF radios, and the mountainous terrain of the Rogue Valley, repeaters would be neccesary. After a bit of research and decided to take a chance and start with a repeater on Elk Mtn. This repeater is an open repeater with no requirements other than a FCC GMRS license and some courtesey. We want to work to expand GMRS usage and add more repeaters in the future, so please feel free to not only use the repeater(s) but to also check back on this site, get involved, donate when you can, and share ideas so that we can make improvements when needed

Ok, what is GMRS? GMRS is a UHF radio service available to the public with a simple no test required license. Radio communication has really fallen by the wayside due to such widespread coverage with cell phones and internet email, chat, social networking etc. While cell phones will never be replaced with two way radios in everyday life, some of us tend to venture out where even today there is no reliable cell service. Similar to FRS which is the radio service for families that utilizes those little 1/2 watt walkie talkies you can buy in the blister packs at WalMart or Cabelas, GMRS can utilize both small walkie talkie style radios, high power mobile units (up to 50 watts) and even mountain top repeaters. GMRS can be utilized for nearly anything you wish from communicating with other vehicles as you travel down the interstate, to keeping your children safe while camping, or even for emergencies when out in rural areas on adventures. The best part about GMRS is that once you pay for your license and your radios, your whole family can enjoy wireless communication without paying anyone monthly fees. An individual license is only $70.00 for 10 years (NO TEST REQUIRED) and allows your immediate family to transmit on GMRS.

Click here for FCC Licensing information Also see Do I really need a license for GMRS?

Sis-Q Communications has been an amazing company in Southern Oregon and has made Oregon GMRS repeaters possible. Recently founder Steve Porter has decided it's his time to enjoy traveling and retirement and has sold Sis-Q to Silke Communications. We are greatful to Steve and his company for all of the incredible support they have provided to make GMRS repeaters in the Rogue Valley possible.

Please check out Silke Communications for any of your two way or wireless communication needs. Silke is located at 1825 NE 6th St Grants Pass, OR 97526 541-659-5456 and is a licensed to sell and service Kenwood, Icom, Midland, Bendix King, Hytera, Vertex, Tait, and many other brands of commincations equipment. Check them out!!

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Radios are a fantastic tool for communication and emergency communications for everyone weather you're enjoy camping, fishing, hunting, exploring off road trails in your 4x4, dirt bike, side by side, or just want an affordable way to keep your family in communication around town or in the rural parts of Southern Oregon. Most of us have uses "walkie Talkies" and have experienced the limited range they offer. GMRS is a radio service that allows the use of "Repeaters" which are basically relay stations on mountain tops that can "repeat" your conversation at much greater distances than simply talking from one radio to another. GMRS requires a license that is good for your entire family, is good for 10 years, does NOT require any tests, and is extremely affordable (less than $7.00 per year!) This allow you to use repeaters and higher powered radio equipment as well as the GMRS radios you can purchase from most sporting goods stores. Get your FCC license now!

We don't charge for using our repeaters (it's actually unlawful to demand payment for use in GMRS) Our repeaters are free to use for any licensed individual or family. Businesses however are not allowd to use GMRS, thus preserving this service for people to talk freely on, discuss hobbies, locate each other, reach out for help and of course as always use for any emergency. We welcome people to talk and be polite, make friends, and just have a good time. You are welcome to donate to Oregon GMRS to help with the costs of the repeaters, but you are not required to.

Ask us about Pre-Programmed Radios. We can help you locate mobile and portable radios for licensed GMRS users, and can show you how easy it is to obtain your families GMRS license. We are not a business, just a group of friends trying to introduce and promote GMRS radio use for people that are interesed in two way radio communications.

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GMRS (FCC Individual License Required) :

New (2017) FRS/GMRS Channel Table

Channel	Frequency	FRS Power	FRS Bandwidth	GMRS Power	GMRS Bandwidth	Notes/Usage
01	462.5625	2 W	12.5 kHz	5 W	20 kHz	(1)
02	462.5875	2 W	12.5 kHz	5 W	20 kHz	(1)
03	462.6125	2 W	12.5 kHz	5 W	20 kHz	(1)
04	462.6375	2 W	12.5 kHz	5 W	20 kHz	(1)
05	462.6625	2 W	12.5 kHz	5 W	20 kHz	(1)
06	462.6875	2 W	12.5 kHz	5 W	20 kHz	(1)
07	462.7125	2 W	12.5 kHz	5 W	20 kHz	(1)
08	467.5625	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	(1)
09	467.5875	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	(1)
10	467.6125	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	(1)
11	467.6375	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	(1)
12	467.6625	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	(1)
13	467.6875	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	(1)
14	467.7125	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	(1)
15	462.5500	2 W	12.5 kHz	50 W	20 kHz	(1) (2)
16	462.5750	2 W	12.5 kHz	50 W	20 kHz	(1) (2)
17	462.6000	2 W	12.5 kHz	50 W	20 kHz	(1) (2)
18	462.6250	2 W	12.5 kHz	50 W	20 kHz	(1) (2)
19	462.6500	2 W	12.5 kHz	50 W	20 kHz	(1) (2)
20	462.6750	2 W	12.5 kHz	50 W	20 kHz	(1) (2)
21	462.7000	2 W	12.5 kHz	50 W	20 kHz	(1) (2)
22	462.7250	2 W	12.5 kHz	50 W	20 kHz	(1) (2)
	467.5500			50 W	20 kHz	(3)
	467.5750			50 W	20 kHz	(3)
	467.6000			50 W	20 kHz	(3)
	467.6250			50 W	20 kHz	(3)
	467.6500			50 W	20 kHz	(3)
	467.6750			50 W	20 kHz	(3)
	467.7000			50 W	20 kHz	(3)
	467.7250			50 W	20 kHz	(3)

Notes

• (1) Shared FRS and GMRS simplex.
• (2) GMRS repeater output.
• (3) GMRS repeater input only.
• For suggested and unofficial channel usages see the Family Radio Service and General Mobile Radio Service wiki articles.

Old FRS/GMRS Channels

• Mostly obsolete as of September 28, 2017.
• FRS radios with 14 (or fewer) channels and up to 1/2 watt power output are still manufactured and sold.

Old FRS/GMRS Channel Table

Common Channel	Frequency	FRS Chan.	FRS Power	FRS Bandwidth	GMRS Chan.	GMRS Power	GMRS Bandwidth	Notes/Usage
01	462.5625	FRS 1	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	GMRS 9	5 W	25 kHz	(1) (2)
02	462.5875	FRS 2	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	GMRS 10	5 W	25 kHz	(1) (2)
03	462.6125	FRS 3	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	GMRS 11	5 W	25 kHz	(1) (2)
04	462.6375	FRS 4	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	GMRS 12	5 W	25 kHz	(1) (2)
05	462.6625	FRS 5	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	GMRS 13	5 W	25 kHz	(1) (2)
06	462.6875	FRS 6	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	GMRS 14	5 W	25 kHz	(1) (2)
07	462.7125	FRS 7	0.5 W	12.5 kHz	GMRS 15	5 W	25 kHz	(1) (2)
08	467.5625	FRS 8	0.5 W	12.5 kHz				(1)
09	467.5875	FRS 9	0.5 W	12.5 kHz				(1)
10	467.6125	FRS 10	0.5 W	12.5 kHz				(1)
11	467.6375	FRS 11	0.5 W	12.5 kHz				(1)
12	467.6625	FRS 12	0.5 W	12.5 kHz				(1)
13	467.6875	FRS 13	0.5 W	12.5 kHz				(1)
14	467.7125	FRS 14	0.5 W	12.5 kHz				(1)
15	462.5500				GMRS 1	50 W	25 kHz	(2) (3)
16	462.5750				GMRS 2	50 W	25 kHz	(2) (3)
17	462.6000				GMRS 3	50 W	25 kHz	(2) (3)
18	462.6250				GMRS 4	50 W	25 kHz	(2) (3)
19	462.6500				GMRS 5	50 W	25 kHz	(2) (3)
20	462.6750				GMRS 6	50 W	25 kHz	(2) (3)
21	462.7000				GMRS 7	50 W	25 kHz	(2) (3)
22	462.7250				GMRS 8	50 W	25 kHz	(2) (3)
	467.5500				GMRS 1 in	50 W	25 kHz	(4)
	467.5750				GMRS 2 in	50 W	25 kHz	(4)
	467.6000				GMRS 3 in	50 W	25 kHz	(4)
	467.6250				GMRS 4 in	50 W	25 kHz	(4)
	467.6500				GMRS 5 in	50 W	25 kHz	(4)
	467.6750				GMRS 6 in	50 W	25 kHz	(4)
	467.7000				GMRS 7 in	50 W	25 kHz	(4)
	467.7250				GMRS 8 in	50 W	25 kHz	(4)

Notes

• (1) FRS simplex.
• (2) GMRS simplex.
• (3) GMRS repeater output.
• (4) GMRS repeater input only.
• For suggested and unofficial channel usages see the Family Radio Service and General Mobile Radio Service wiki articles.

Midland Extra Channels

Midland has several radios with "Extra Channels". These extra channels are simply existing FRS/GMRS frequencies with hard coded tones, and fixed low power on the 467 MHz channels.

Midland Extra Channels

"Extra" Channel	Actual Channel	Frequency	PL/DPL No.	PL Tone/DPL Code
23	1	462.5625	38	250.3
24	3	462.6125	35	225.7
25	5	462.6625	32	203.5
26	7	462.7125	29	179.9
27	15	462.5500	26	162.2
28	17	462.6000	23	146.2
29	19	462.6500	20	131.8
30	21	462.7000	17	118.8
31	2	462.5875	1	023
32	4	462.6375	4	031
33	6	462.6875	7	047
34	8	467.5625	10	065
35	10	467.6125	13	073
36	12	467.6625	16	115
37	14	467.7125	19	131
38	16	462.5750	22	143
39	18	462.6250	25	156
40	20	462.6750	28	172
41	22	462.7250	31	223
42	1	462.5625	14	107.2
43	3	462.6125	11	97.4
44	5	462.6625	8	88.5
45	7	462.7125	5	79.7
46	15	462.5500	2	71.9
47	17	462.6000	37	241.8
48	19	462.6500	34	218.1
49	21	462.7000	31	192.8
50	2	462.5875	2	025