GMRS Frequency Chart Printable: Free 1-Page PDF Channel Card

Print this page and keep it wherever your radio lives: glovebox, go-bag, radio case. It has all 30 GMRS frequencies in the channel-number layout radios use, the power each one allows, which kinds of radio may transmit on it, and the repeater inputs for channels 15 to 22. Every number comes from the rule text in 47 CFR Part 95, checked October 3, 2026. For the full explanation of each channel group, see our GMRS channels and frequencies guide.

GMRS channels and frequencies

Channel numbers are the FRS numbering in 47 CFR 95.563. The GMRS rules (95.1763) list frequencies, not numbers. Power: W = transmitter output; ERP = effective radiated power.

Ch	Frequency (MHz)	GMRS max power	Who may transmit (GMRS)	FRS shares it?	Repeater input
462 MHz interstitial: 20 kHz bandwidth
1	462.5625	5 W ERP	Mobile, hand-held, base	Yes, FRS 2 W ERP	none (simplex)
2	462.5875
3	462.6125
4	462.6375
5	462.6625
6	462.6875
7	462.7125
467 MHz interstitial: 12.5 kHz bandwidth, hand-helds only
8	467.5625	0.5 W ERP	Hand-held portable units only (no mobiles or bases)	Yes, FRS 0.5 W ERP	none (simplex)
9	467.5875
10	467.6125
11	467.6375
12	467.6625
13	467.6875
14	467.7125
462 MHz main: 20 kHz bandwidth, repeater outputs
15	462.5500	50 W output (mobile, base, repeater); 15 W (fixed)	Mobile, hand-held, repeater, base, fixed	Yes, FRS 2 W ERP	467.5500
16	462.5750				467.5750
17	462.6000				467.6000
18	462.6250				467.6250
19	462.6500				467.6500
20	462.6750				467.6750
21	462.7000				467.7000
22	462.7250				467.7250

Repeater inputs (15R to 22R) are the 467 MHz main channels: +5 MHz above the output, 20 kHz, 50 W limit as above. Mobile, hand-held and control stations may transmit there only through a repeater or for brief tests (95.1763(c)). FRS radios can't use them.

Know the rules

Say your call sign at the end of a transmission or series, and every 15 minutes in a long one. English voice or Morse. A unit number may follow it (95.1751).
Emergency traffic has priority on every channel (95.1731(a)).
No "Mayday" unless you're in a vehicle, ship or aircraft in immediate danger (95.1733(a)(7)).
Tones and codes only filter what your radio plays. Anyone can still hear you.

Conventions, not FCC rules

Ch 20 (462.675) with a 141.3 Hz tone: listed by some websites and groups as a calling or traveler channel.
Ch 19, no tone: a 2026 push for a "highway chat" channel.
Your group's own plan beats both. Write it below.

Our group

Main channel / tone: Backup channel / tone:

Repeater name, output, tone: License holder call sign:

GMRS channels (MHz)

1	462.5625	9	467.5875	17	462.6000
2	462.5875	10	467.6125	18	462.6250
3	462.6125	11	467.6375	19	462.6500
4	462.6375	12	467.6625	20	462.6750
5	462.6625	13	467.6875	21	462.7000
6	462.6875	14	467.7125	22	462.7250
7	462.7125	15	462.5500
8	467.5625	16	462.5750

1-7: 5 W ERP · 8-14: 0.5 W ERP, hand-helds only · 15-22: up to 50 W. Repeater input = output +5 MHz (467.xxx). 47 CFR 95.1763, 95.1767.

Our radio plan Call sign: Main ch / tone: Backup ch / tone: Repeater: ID: call sign at the end and every 15 min (95.1751). Emergency traffic first, any channel (95.1731). gmrsguide.com

Source: 47 CFR 95.1763, 95.1767, 95.563, 95.567, 95.1773, 95.1751, 95.1731, 95.1733; eCFR current as of October 1, 2026, checked October 3, 2026. Conventions are community practice, not FCC rules. GMRS Guide · gmrsguide.com/gmrs-frequency-chart-printable/

How to use the sheet

The top table is the whole service on one page, in the same 1 to 22 order your radio's display uses. Read across a row and you get the frequency, the power ceiling, which radios may transmit on it and, for channels 15 to 22, the repeater input. Under it, the "Our group" lines are for the plan you agree on before a trip, so nobody has to remember it under stress.

The two cards at the bottom are 3.5 by 2 inches, the size of a business card. Cut along the dashed lines. Business-card self-laminating pouches such as Scotch self-sealing laminating pouches (2.4 x 3.8 in) fit them with a small border, and a laminated card survives a wet pocket.

Two small laminated cards cut from a printed sheet, next to scissors and a handheld radio — The wallet cards fit in a radio pouch or a wallet. Laminate them and they last for years.

To print, use the button above. Only the sheet prints, on US Letter. In the print dialog, choose "Save as PDF" as the printer if you'd rather keep a copy on your phone. If your printer shrinks the page, set scale to 100% so the wallet cards come out at full size.

What the columns mean

Three groups, three power limits

GMRS has 30 frequencies, split by 47 CFR 95.1763 into four groups. Radios show 22 of them as channels, because they share their numbering with FRS (95.563), and tuck the other 8 behind repeater settings.

Channels	Band	Power limit	Rule
1 to 7	462 MHz interstitial	5 W ERP	95.1767(b)
8 to 14	467 MHz interstitial	0.5 W ERP, hand-helds only	95.1763(d), 95.1767(c)
15 to 22	462 MHz main	50 W output (mobile, base, repeater); 15 W fixed	95.1767(a)
15R to 22R inputs	467 MHz main	Same 50 W / 15 W limits	95.1763(c), 95.1767(a)

ERP is the power that actually leaves the antenna, including the antenna's gain, which is why the low-power channels are written that way. Transmitter output is the power at the radio's antenna jack. Bandwidth follows the same groups: 20 kHz on the main and 462 MHz interstitial channels and 12.5 kHz on the 467 MHz interstitials (95.1773).

The "who may transmit" column

This is the column most printed charts leave out. Channels 8 to 14 are for hand-held portable units only, so a 50-watt mobile in your truck will receive them and stay silent if you key up. The repeater inputs work the other way: you transmit there only to reach a repeater or for a brief test (95.319(c)).

A glovebox holding a printed sheet in a plastic sleeve beside a handheld radio — A sheet protector keeps the chart readable in a glovebox for a whole season.

Repeater inputs: plus 5 MHz

Each repeater pair is a 462 MHz main channel and the 467 MHz channel exactly 5 MHz above it. The repeater listens on 467 and talks on 462, so your radio transmits on the higher number. Charts that say "minus 5 MHz" have it backwards, and they trip up people setting up a radio by hand. Our repeater guide covers tones and etiquette, and the CHIRP programming walkthrough shows how to enter the pairs.

The rules box and the conventions box

Only three rules make it onto the sheet, because they're the ones that come up mid-conversation. Station ID is in 95.1751. Emergency priority on every channel is 95.1731(a), which is also why there is no single FCC "emergency channel" (our GMRS emergency channel page explains the difference). The Mayday limit is 95.1733(a)(7).

The dashed box is different on purpose. Channel 20 with a 141.3 Hz tone shows up on many websites as a calling or traveler channel, and the Wikipedia GMRS article also notes a 2026 movement, backed by Midland, to use channel 19 with no tone as a highway chat channel. Neither comes from the FCC, and how widely either is monitored varies by region. They're worth a try when you're far from your own group. That's all.

The tone line in the rules box matters too. A CTCSS tone or DCS code (what many radios call a privacy code) only decides which signals your radio lets through to the speaker. 95.1777 describes them as tones for squelch activation and selective calling. Our privacy codes guide shows how to match them across brands.

An emergency go-bag with a handheld radio, spare batteries and a folded sheet — One copy for the glovebox, one in each go-bag. The family plan sheet goes with it.

Before you transmit

Receiving GMRS needs no license. Transmitting on any of these frequencies with a GMRS radio needs one, and one license covers your immediate family (95.1705). The application fee is $35 in 47 CFR 1.1102, and the FCC's fee page lists no separate regulatory fee for GMRS. Our step-by-step license guide takes about 15 minutes to follow.

If you're planning for storms or outages, print the family emergency radio plan too. It's the fill-in companion to this chart: who calls whom, when, and where to meet if the radios stay quiet.

Would you rather buy a card than print one? Paid waterproof cards sell well on Amazon, and the Ready Radio mini reference cards are a credit-card-sized set covering GMRS, FRS, MURS and NOAA weather radio. We haven't checked their channel data line by line, so compare it against this sheet before you rely on it.

Sources: 47 CFR 95.1763, 95.1767, 95.563, 95.567, 95.1773, 95.1751, 95.1731, 95.1733, 95.1777, 95.319, 95.1705, 1.1102 (eCFR up to date as of October 1, 2026). Rules checked: October 3, 2026. How we research · Affiliate disclosure

Questions people ask

Is there a free GMRS frequency chart PDF?

Yes. The chart on this page prints on one US Letter sheet, and choosing Save as PDF in your browser's print dialog turns it into a PDF you can keep on your phone. It lists all 30 GMRS frequencies with their power limits and repeater inputs, taken from 47 CFR 95.1763 and 95.1767.

How many GMRS channels are there?

The FCC allots 30 GMRS channels: 16 main channels and 14 interstitial channels (47 CFR 95.1763). Radios show them as channels 1 to 22, the same numbers FRS uses, plus 8 repeater input frequencies that most radios label 15R to 22R or tie to repeater memory slots.

Which GMRS channels can use 50 watts?

Channels 15 to 22 (462.550 to 462.725 MHz) and the matching 467 MHz repeater inputs. On those main channels, mobile, base and repeater stations may run up to 50 watts of transmitter output, and fixed stations up to 15 watts (95.1767(a)). Channels 1 to 7 are limited to 5 watts ERP and channels 8 to 14 to 0.5 watt ERP.

Why can't my mobile radio transmit on channels 8 to 14?

Because the rules only let hand-held portable units transmit on the 467 MHz interstitial channels, which radios number 8 to 14 (95.1763(d)). A certified mobile radio receives them but won't transmit there. That's normal, not a fault.

What is the GMRS repeater offset?

Plus 5 MHz. A repeater listens on a 467 MHz main channel and retransmits 5 MHz lower on the matching 462 MHz channel, so channel 20's repeater input is 467.675 MHz and its output is 462.675 MHz (95.1763(a) and (c)). Your radio transmits on the higher frequency.

Is channel 20 the GMRS emergency channel?

No. The FCC doesn't designate a GMRS emergency channel. 95.1731(a) allows emergency traffic on any GMRS channel and says it has priority on all of them. Channel 20 with a 141.3 Hz tone is a convention that some websites and groups promote for travelers, which is why the card lists it in a box marked as not an FCC rule.