5 Meter Ham Radio Band

There currently is no 5 Meter Ham Radio Band. The nomenclature is for historical reference to a frequency range that was once available to the U.S. amateur radio operator, from 56MHz to 64MHz.

On October 10, 1924, the 5-meter band, 56-64 MHz, was first made available to amateurs in the United States by the Third National Radio Conference. On October 4, 1927, the band was allocated on a worldwide basis by the International Radiotelegraph Conference in Washington, D.C.

After World War 2 there was some frequency allocation changes made by the FCC. On March 1, 1946 the FCC moved a television broadcast frequency into the 5-Meter ham band. FCC Order 130-C on March 1, 1946 and created the 6-meter band allocation for the amateur service as 50-54 MHz. The 5-Meter band was officially gone forever for the ham operator, replaced by the new 6 Meter Ham Radio Band.