Roy’s Two-Way Radios

GMRS stands for General Mobile Radio Service, which is a licensed FM UHF radio service in the United States available for communication by two-way radios over short distances.  This service is designed for use by adult individuals in possession of a valid GMRS license and their immediate families.  Immediate family members of licensees may use the service to communicate with one another for personal or business reasons, but non-family members of the licensee, such as employees, are not allowed to use GMRS unless they are valid license holders themselves.

GMRS radios are usually handheld portable devices.  Base-station radios are available as well and can be used legally if GMRS-type approved, but this style more commonly serves as commercial UHF radios that utilize existing public service and commercial land-mobile frequency bands.