GMRS in Canada September, 2004

PhotonBoy · Jul 25, 2004

http://www3.sympatico.ca/skyfoot/frsgmrs.html

"Tenatavely for September 2004, Industry Canada intends to create the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS), also modeled on our southern neighbours. GMRS is the same type of service as FRS, with radios that have a higher transmit power, thus being more attractive to business users."

FRS is limited to 1/2 watt, while GMRS goes up to 2 watts, IIRC.

this_is_nascar · Jul 25, 2004

I have the Talkabout 6400 which is FRS/GMRS. It works well.

PhotonBoy · Jul 25, 2004

So far, no GMRS or FRS/GMRS radios have been for sale in Canada. That should change soon. I imagine a license will be needed through Industry Canada. I just bought a pair of Midland FRS radios and I stumbled on the information on the net.

David_Campen · Jul 26, 2004

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FRS is limited to 1/2 watt, while GMRS goes up to 2 watts, IIRC.

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GMRS handhelds can go up to 5 watts. Even higher power levels are allowed but the transmitter electronics has to pass more stringent tests for frequency accuracy and stability. If you are willing to spend around $200 per handheld you can get ones that will transmit GMRS at 5 watts. The cheap GMRS handhelds seem to all be 1 watt.

GMRS in Canada September, 2004

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