GMRS License & Radio Field Manual

By Ryan Phlean

You bought a GMRS radio for exactly the moment your cell phone can't help you. Then the manual buried you in acronyms, the FCC's licensing website looked like a maze, and the radio went back in the drawer.GMRS License & Radio Field Manual is the complete, no-nonsense guide that takes you from unopened box to confident operator - legally licensed, properly equipped, and ready to communicate when it actually matters, whether that's a family road trip, an off-grid property, or the day the cell towers go quiet.
Inside, you'll learn how to: Get FCC-licensed the right way, from your first CORES account to a callsign valid for ten yearsUnderstand the physics of range and propagation, so you know why "35 miles" on the box almost never means 35 miles in the real worldChoose the right handheld, mobile, or base station radio and antenna for your budget and terrainProgram and access repeaters to turn a five-mile radio into a regional communications networkBuild a family or group communications plan that actually holds up during a real emergencyUse GMRS correctly for overlanding, camping, homesteading, and disaster preparedness, with the etiquette and habits that separate a radio owner from a real operatorThis is a genuinely comprehensive field manual: 270 pages across 30 chapters, moving from the regulatory foundation through the physics of radio waves, the full equipment toolkit, and real field practice, without ever assuming a background in electronics. Every rule and procedure is grounded in the FCC's actual Part 95 regulations, explained in plain English.
Cell networks fail. Radios you understand don't.Get licensed, get equipped, and get your family talking on a system that works when nothing else does. Open GMRS License & Radio Field Manual and start today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HF5DPY4H
• ISBN13: 9798192489765
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"