General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) • GMRS is a land-mobile radio service available for short-distance, two-way communications. • A GMRS system may legally be operated only with an FCC license. The individual licensee is responsible for the proper operation of the GMRS system. • A GMRS system is made up of station operators and a mobile station consisting of one or more mobile units. It may also include one or more land stations. Some land stations operate as repeaters, thereby extending the range of GMRS mobile units.

New GMRS licenses are granted only to individuals, but GMRS licenses granted to non-individuals (such as businesses) before July 31, 1987, can be renewed if certain conditions are met. You can apply for a GMRS license online at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/, or by filing FCC Form 605, available at https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-form-605. The FCC sets license filing fees annually, and current filing fees can be found at https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-329341A1.pdf. Licenses are granted for five years.