Extended Manual for RF919 v2.1
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21.2 GMRS/FRS frequencies
The Family Radio Service (FRS) has been available in the US since 1996 (later also
in Canada and Mexico due to its popularity). In Europe, it is comparable to Freenet,
PMR radio (PMR446) or SRD radio (formerly LPD).
The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a mobile UHF 2-way radio service in
the US that requires users to obtain a license. The below frequency chart also
applies to FRS, as GMRS and FRS use the same frequencies and thus, can
communicate with each other.
21.3 PMR446 frequencies
PMR446, often referred to simply as PMR (short for Personal Mobile Radio, Private
Mobile Radio or Professional Mobile Radio), is an everyman radio application (in
Germany since 1999) to which the UHF frequency range 446.000-446.200 MHz is
allocated. PMR446 is the European equivalent of the US GMRS/FRS.