In 1996 the us government authorized the use of frs.
Family radio service.
Other services that allow similar communications include the general.
The family radio service or frs is an unlicensed simplex only personal radio service in the us covered by part 95 of the fcc s regulations hand held frs transceivers are typically used by families children and campers to communicate.
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They have been approved for use in canada since 1990.
These frequencies are shared with the general mobile radio service gmrs.
The family radio service frs is a private two way very short distance voice and data communications service for facilitating family and group activities.
I think every child has had a pair of walkie talkies as a toy.
It does not suffer the interference effects found on citizens band cb at 27 mhz or the 49 mhz band also used by cordless telephones toys aside from.
This personal radio service uses channelized frequencies around 462 and 467 mhz in the ultra high frequency uhf band.
The family radio service frs is an improved walkie talkie radio system authorized in the united states since 1996.
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.
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It is used by family friends and associates to communicate within a neighborhood.
The most common use for frs channels is short distance two way voice communications using small hand held radios that are similar to walkie talkies.
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.
While walkie talkies had grown more popular with civilians since world war ii by the.
Shopping malls theme parks and special events are all great locations to monitor frs communications.
Everything we do at family radio is to enable people to discover read trust and profess the word of god the bible.
Tabs about callout rule part 47 c f r part 95 subpart e radio service code s za gmrs callout the general mobile radio service gmrs is a licensed radio service that uses channels around 462 mhz and 467 mhz.
Family radio service is similar to the walkie talkies used many years ago.
