As of Feburary 13th 2026, the 60m band rules are as follows:
Amateur stations transmitting on frequencies in the 60 m band must not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from, stations authorized by:
(1) The United States (NTIA and FCC) and other nations in the fixed service; and
(2) Other nations in the mobile except aeronautical mobile service.
(3) In the 5330.5-5406.4 kHz band (60 m band), amateur stations may transmit only in the 5351.5-5366.5 kHz band and on the four center frequencies specified in the table below. For the discrete channels, control operators of stations transmitting phone, data, and RTTY emissions (emission designators 2K80J3E, 2K80J2D, and 60H0J2B, respectively) may set the carrier frequency 1.5 kHz below the center frequency as specified in the table below. For CW emissions (emission designator 150HA1A), the carrier frequency is set to the center frequency. For all 60 m spectrum, Amateur operators shall ensure that their emissions do not occupy more than 2.8 kHz.
|
60 M Band Frequencies (kHz) |
|
|
Carrier |
Center |
|
5330.5 |
5332.0 |
|
5346.5 |
5348.0 |
|
5371.5 |
5373.0 |
|
5403.5 |
5405.0 |
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