Radios

Frequency Planning & License Envelope (Radios)

Reference Foundations & Reference Current

Overview

A cross-cutting reference dive into the frequency and regulatory envelope for the radios in the lineup — Part 97 amateur privileges, Part 95 (GMRS/FRS/CB/MURS), Part 87 aero, Part 80 marine + NOAA WX, and the license-envelope summary. This is the radio-scoped slice of the series' shared frequency-planning material (the scanner-side Part 90 / Part 22 / receive-only treatment lives in the scanner-scoped counterpart). Scoped to the Radios project as part of the Scanners/Radios restructure Stage 2 Phase 3 (2026-06-16); the scanner-scoped counterpart lives in the Scanners project.

Context

The regulatory spine for what's legal to transmit and receive across the amateur and license-free services the radios in the lineup operate on. Per-device Field-use sections cross-link here rather than re-deriving the band plan.

Deep dive

  1. Vol 1 Frequency Planning & License Envelope (Radios)