User:KarikaSlayer/60-meter band
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The 60 meter (5 MHz) band is an amateur radio allocation originally only available in a few countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Ireland and Iceland. However, in the last few years, more countries' telecommunications administrations, together with their government and military users, have permitted Amateur Radio operation in the 5 MHz area on a short or longer term basis on either discrete channels or a frequency-wide allocation. Where two-way communication is authorised on 60m, it has generally been within the frequency range 5250 – 5450 kHz, but the whole of this range is not necessarily available and allocations vary significantly from country-to-country.
In most, though not all, countries,[which?] the allocation is channelized at present. Voice operation generally[vague] uses to facilitate inter-communication with other, non-amateur, band users if necessary. In the United States it is mandatory.
Amateur equipment made in Japan and surrounding countries often[when?] did not support this allocation, since it is not currently available in those countries. However it is usually possible to modify commercial amateur equipment to work correctly on these frequencies within the terms of the individual's licensing conditions.[1] More recently, commercial amateur radio equipment manufactured in Asia destined for the North American market has begun to include provisions for 60 meters.