GMRS is a personal radio service that you and your family can use or you. It’s a great time to get your license if you haven’t gotten one already because the FCC last month has dropped the price to $35 for a 10-year license. What You Need To Know GMRS is a family Radio service The license covers you and your family, and you can use a single license to talk to each other. General Mobile Radio service sits in the UHF spectrum in the United States These frequencies are intertwined or even the same as FRS. On most frequencies, you can use higher power than FRS users if you are licensed to use GMRS You can use your GMRS license to communicate with anyone on FRS. GMRS allows you to use Repeaters to extend your range Some repeaters are open to all users, others are closed to an organization, while others may be for private use. In 2017, the FCC expanded GMRS to allow short data messaging applications, including text messaging and GPS location information, to be sent over GMRS frequencies. GMRS is analog and never encrypted give you something you can monitor with any scanner radio on the market There are versions of GMRS in many countries so GMRS is not limited to just the US. ==================================== ? Links from Today's Podcast MyGPRS https://mygmrs.com Repeaterbook: https://www.repeaterbook.com RadioReference: https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/General_Mobile_Radio_Service Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mobile_Radio_Service   ==================================== FRS/GMRS Channel Table   01 - 462.5625 02 - 462.5875 03 - 462.6125 04 - 462.6375 05 - 462.6625 06 - 462.6875 07 - 462.7125 08 - 467.5625 09 - 467.5875 10 - 467.6125 11 - 467.6375 12 - 467.6625 13 - 467.6875 14 - 467.7125 15 - 462.5500 16 - 462.5750 17 - 462.6000 18 - 462.6250 19 - 462.6500 20 - 462.6750 21 - 462.7000 22 - 462.7250 ==================================== ? Join our new Scanner Radio Community ==================================== Join our FREE Discord server and connect with other Scanner Radio Users! By using Discord, a free, multi-platform community portal, you can now be part of the Scanner Radio Discussion! Chat real time, share photos, ask questions, and give feedback to other's in chat. ? https://www.scannerschool.com/discord   ==================================== ? Check out our online courses ==================================== Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend. Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro. ? https://www.courses.scannerschool.com   ==================================== ⚠️ I want to answer your questions ==================================== I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question. If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question: ? 516-308-2885 ? https://www.scannerschool.com/ask   ==================================== ? Thank you Patreon Supporters ==================================== Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters. Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month. Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break. Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs. ? Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon   ==================================== ? Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel ==================================== We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel ? https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube   ==================================== ➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media ==================================== ▶︎ Twitter - https://www.scannerschool.com/twitter ▶︎ Facebook Page - https://www.scanne