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Amateur Radio 6 m Band

In ITU Regions 2 and 3, this band is allocated on a primary basis to the amateur radio service. Several Region 1 countries have also adopted this band for amateur radio, but the band is formally allocated to the broadcasting service in that region. According to footnote 5.169 of the Radio Regulations, the Region 1 countries that have allocated 50-54 MHz to amateur radio are the following: Botswana, Burundi, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, the Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

According to the ITU, "this band is used for local communication at all times, including telecommand of objects such as models. Sky wave, tropospheric scatter and meteor burst propagation are used for distances up to 2000 km."

In the U.S., the ARRL has established the following band plan. The band plan may apply in other countries as well:

Frequency (MHz): Use
50.0 - 50.1: CW, beacons
50.060 - 50.080: Beacon subband
50.1 - 50.3: SSB, CW
50.10 - 50.125: DX window
50.125: SSB calling
50.3 - 50.6: All modes
50.6 - 50.8: Nonvoice communications
50.62: Digital (packet) calling
50.8 - 51.0: Radio remote control (20-kHz channels)
51.0 - 51.1: Pacific DX window
51.12 - 51.48: Repeater inputs (19 channels)
51.12 - 51.18: Digital repeater inputs
51.5 - 51.6: Simplex (six channels)
51.62 - 51.98: Repeater outputs (19 channels)
51.62 - 51.68: Digital repeater outputs
52.0 - 52.48: Repeater inputs (except as noted; 23 channels)
52.02, 52.04: FM simplex
52.2: TEST PAIR (input)
52.5 - 52.98: Repeater output (except as noted; 23 channels)
52.525: Primary FM simplex
52.54: Secondary FM simplex
52.7: TEST PAIR (output)
53.0 - 53.48: Repeater inputs (except as noted; 19 channels)
53.0: Remote base FM simplex
53.02: Simplex
53.1, 53.2, 53.3, 53.4: Radio remote control
53.5 - 53.98: Repeater outputs (except as noted; 19 channels)
53.5, 53.6, 53.7, 53.8: Radio remote control
53.52, 53.9: Simplex

Frequency Bands
BandUseService11Table
50 - 54 MHzAmateur radio 6 m bandAM N