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{|  class="rrtable sortable"  ! Channel No. {{:GMRS and FRS Frequency Table}}! Frequency  ! FRS {{:GMRS CTCSS Tone and Number Code Table}}! FRS Max Output  ! GMRS   ! GMRS Max Ouput <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Midland_Extra_Channels"> Midland Extra Channels </span></h2><p>Midland has started marketing "Extra Channels" on several of their radios. These extra channels are simply existing FRS/GMRS frequencies with hard coded tones and low power on the FRS-only channels.! Usage/Notes|- | 01| 462.5625| FRS 1| 500 mW| GMRS 9| 5 W| Unofficial national calling channel|- | 02| 462.5875| FRS 2| 500 mW| GMRS 10| 5 W| |- | 03| 462.6125| FRS 3| 500 mW| GMRS 11| 5 W| |- | 04| 462.6375| FRS 4| 500 mW| GMRS 12| 5 W| |- | 05| 462.6625| FRS 5| 500 mW| GMRS 13| 5 W| |- | 06| 462.6875| FRS 6| 500 mW| GMRS 14| 5 W| |- | 07| 462.7125| FRS 7| 500 mW| GMRS 15| 5 W| |- | 08| 467.5625| FRS 8| 500 mW| | | |- | 09| 467.5875| FRS 9| 500 mW| | | |- | 10| 467.6125| FRS 10| 500 mW| | | |- | 11| 467.6375| FRS 11| 500 mW| | | |- | 12| 467.6625| FRS 12| 500 mW| | | |- | 13| 467.6875| FRS 13| 500 mW| | | |- | 14| 467.7125|  style="white-space:nowrap" | FRS 14| 500 mW| | | |- | 15| 462.5500| | | GMRS 1| 50 W| |- | 16| 462.5750| | | GMRS 2| 50 W| |- | 17| 462.6000| | | GMRS 3| 50 W| |- | 18| 462.6250| | | GMRS 4| 50 W| |- | 19| 462.6500| | | GMRS 5| 50 W| Use restricted near Canadian border|- | 20| 462.6750| | | GMRS 6| 50 W| Unofficial emergency/traveler assistance channel (PL 141.3)|- | 21| 462.7000| | | GMRS 7| 50 W| Use restricted near Canadian border|- | 22| 462.7250| | | GMRS 8| 50 W| |- | | 467.5500| | | GMRS 1 in| 50 W| Repeater input|- | | 467.5750| | | GMRS 2 in| 50 W| Repeater input|- | | 467.6000| | | GMRS 3 in| 50 W| Repeater input|- | | 467.6250| | | GMRS 4 in| 50 W| Repeater input|- | | 467.6500| | | GMRS 5 in| 50 W| Repeater input. Use restricted near Canadian border|- | | 467.6750| | | GMRS 6 in| 50 W| Repeater input, Unofficial emergency/traveler assistance channel (PL 141.3)|- | | 467.7000| | | GMRS 7 in| 50 W| Repeater input. Use restricted near Canadian border|- | | 467.7250| | |  style="white-space:nowrap" | GMRS 8 in| 50 W| Repeater input|}<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Midland_Extra_Channels"> Midland Extra Channels </span></h2><p>Midland has started marketing "Extra Channels" on several of their radios. These extra channels are simply existing FRS/GMRS frequencies with hard coded tones and low power on the FRS-only channels.* [[RadioShack 22 Channel GMRS FRS Base Station 21-1846]]Car / Mobile* Midland MXT100 GMRS MicroMobile 2-Way Radio (5-watt)===Ham Radio Transceiver on GMRS===It is forbidden to use an amateur radio transceiver on GMRS frequencies.  Although it is possible to modify many manufacturer amateur radios to operate on GMRS, the amateur operator may lose license privileges by doing so.  It is not illegal to perform the modification.  It is illegal to use the modified transceiver on these frequencies.  It is recommended that you do not perform such modification as to prevent accidental out of band operation.Emergency use: There is a provision in FCC regulation whereas in the event of an emergency such as a life threatening event the use of an amateur radio transceiver out of band is permitted when no other means of communication are available.  In this example, the amateur radio being used to find help on a GMRS frequency when no other frequency yielded a response and no phone service is available, said use is permitted.  There is a list of some [[Ham Radios Easy to Mod for GMRS]].  It would be very unusual that using an amateur radio on GMRS is the only way to receive help in an emergency. ===GMRS Mobile and Base antennas===Base antenna:* Comet CA-F72GF UHF Base Vertical Antenna.  N connector.  440-512 MHz, Tunable.[[Category:FCC Part 95]]
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