Family Radio Service Frequencies Canada

Channels 1 through 7 are shared with the gmrs radios.

Family radio service frequencies canada.

In 1996 the us government authorized the use of frs. While walkie talkies had grown more popular with civilians since world war ii by the. I think every child has had a pair of walkie talkies as a toy. The fcc agreed and in 1996 created the family radio service frs as one of the citizens band radio services.

The canadian table of frequency allocations canadian table assigns the electromagnetic spectrum and establishes the frequency allocations available for radio services in canada. Notes 1 shared frs and gmrs simplex. Family radio service is similar to the walkie talkies used many years ago. 2 gmrs repeater output.

Family radio service frs was developed for consumer use in no small part thanks to radio shack who saw a need to define and preserve special radio frequencies for consumers that were separate from other bandwidths reserved for other types of communication. The canadian table is based on the provisions of the final acts resulting from the various world radiocommunication conferences wrc including the 2012 wrc convened by the international telecommunication union itu. Frs radios with 14 or fewer channels and up to 1 2 watt power output are still manufactured and sold. They have been approved for use in canada since 1990.

The family radio service started life after the tandy corporation yes radio shack proposed to the fcc to carve some spectrum for a no license service. They worked room to room but for any true distance there was nothing. For suggested and unofficial channel usages see the family radio service and general mobile radio service wiki articles. Mostly obsolete as of september 28 2017.

There are 14 channels designated 1 through 14 representing 14 different frequencies. Do those little sub channel codes make it so it s transmitting and receiving on a different frequency. Industry canada approves sale and use of family radio service devices in canada information bulletin april 3 2000. Why would i need it.

These frequencies are shared with the general mobile radio service gmrs. 3 gmrs repeater input only. There are still no designated hailing calling or emergency channels as of 4 1 06. This table is the frequency chart for the legal family radio service.