This is
the
60-meter
broadcasting
band,
used
mainly
by
stations
in the
tropics.
Best
reception
is in
the
evening
and
night
hours
during
the fall
and
winter.
In
winter,
stations
to the
east of
you
begin to
fade in
an hour
or two
before
your
local
sunset,
and
stations
to the
west of
you
don’t
start to
fade out
until an
hour or
so after
your
local
sunrise.
The
frequency
5000 kHz
is
allocated
internationally
to
standard
time and
frequency
stations.
In North
America,
you’ll
mainly
hear WWV
and WWVH
on 5000
kHz.
During
summer
days,
local
civil
defense
station
can also
be found
in this
band.
