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=== GMRS Frequency and Channel List ==={{:GMRS and FRS Frequency Table}}{{:GMRS CTCSS Tone and Number Code Table}}Updated: Summer 2015 - Changes to individual license requirement have been approved.  In 2015, the FCC ruled to keep the license requirement, but to remove the regulator fee for licensing. Adopted May 20, 2015.  Will be in effect after a 90-day notification period to Congress. Fee will not be eliminated before August 18, 2015.====Updated: Summer 2015====Changes to individual license requirement have been approved.  In 2015, the FCC ruled to keep the license requirement, but to remove the regulator fee for licensing. Adopted May 20, 2015.  Will be in effect after a 90-day notification period to Congress. Fee will not be eliminated before August 18, 2015. ====Updated: 2020 GMRS Rule Changes by the FCC==== * More Power to FRS:  FRS radios are now allowed to transmit up to 2W of power and do not require a license to operate: Formally referred to as FRS/GMRS hybrid radios, these radios will now be reclassified as FRS units using expanded FRS capabilities. * FRS Channel Expansion: FRS radios will now have 22 channels including usage of channels 8 - 14, and previously GMRS only channels 15 - 22, in addition to the existing FRS channels 1 - 7.  Channels 8 - 14 not to exceed 0.5 Watts and on channels 1 - 7 and 15 - 22 not to exceed 2.0 Watts. * No More Hybrid Exemption: All radios capable of over 2 Watts (type certified) transmit are now classified as GMRS and will require license to operate legally. * Longer License Terms and Adjusted Cost: GMRS licensing is now good for 10 years and cost $35 * GMRS Channel Expansion: GMRS will have 30 total channels with 22 FRS/GMRS channels plus 8 repeater channels.
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