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6 m band

50 to 52 MHz, 2 MHz wide. Amateur radio is a secondary user here. Only class A (up to 750 W PEP) may transmit. The power limits are set by the Amateurfunkverordnung (AFuV, German amateur radio regulations), the segments are an agreement of IARU Region 1 and the DARC.

not allowed

Class N

not allowed

Class E

up to 750 W PEP

Class A

Where you can transmit

Class Mode

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Allocation under Annex 1 AFuV

Which class may transmit with how much power. The numbers refer to the additional conditions of use below; they are summarised here, the text of the regulations is binding.

Range	Status	Class A	Class E	Class N	Provisions
50 bis 50,4 MHz	secondary	750 W PEP	not allowed	not allowed	5, 16
50,4 bis 52 MHz	secondary	25 W PEP	not allowed	not allowed	5, 16

5: Broadcast reception must not be disturbed, horizontal polarisation, fixed stations only, beacons must be switchable off.

16: Occupied bandwidth at most 12 kHz.

Band plan segments

Which mode goes where on the 6 m band. This is not a rule but an agreement of IARU Region 1 (on 70 cm the DARC band plan); people stick to it so that telegraphy, digital modes and voice don't get in each other's way.

Range	Group	max. bandwidth	Mode	Use
50 bis 50,1 MHz	Telegraphy	500 Hz	CW exclusive, beacons 50.000 to 50.030
50,1 bis 50,2 MHz	All modes	2700 Hz	SSB and CW, international preferred	50.100 to 50.130 MHz intercontinental
50,2 bis 50,3 MHz	All modes	2700 Hz	SSB and CW
50,3 bis 50,4 MHz	Digital, narrowband	2700 Hz	Narrowband digital modes and CW, EME, meteor scatter
50,4 bis 50,5 MHz	Special use	1000 Hz	Beacons exclusive	do not transmit
50,5 bis 50,7 MHz	All modes		All modes, FM/DV gateways, digital communications
50,7 bis 50,9 MHz	All modes	12000 Hz	FM/DV repeaters, outputs
50,9 bis 51,2 MHz	All modes		All modes, wideband digital experiments
51,2 bis 51,4 MHz	All modes	12000 Hz	FM/DV repeaters, inputs
51,4 bis 51,6 MHz	All modes	12000 Hz	FM/DV simplex
51,6 bis 51,8 MHz	All modes		All modes
51,8 bis 52 MHz	All modes	12000 Hz	FM/DV repeaters, outputs

Meeting points on the 6 m band

The band plan says where a mode is allowed. The meeting points say where people actually are: the dial frequency you type into the radio to find someone.

Mode	Dial frequency (MHz)	Note
SSB calling	50,15	Calling frequency: call, then move aside, don't stay there.
WSPR	50,293	Beacon mode with a few milliwatts. Who hears me where?
FT8	50,313	Dial frequency in USB, the signal sits 0 to 3 kHz above it.
FT4	50,318	The fast sibling of FT8, mainly in contests.
JS8	50,318	Like FT8, but for text instead of reports. Bring patience.

From the band plan

50.05 MHz CW, future international meeting point
50.09 MHz CW calling, intercontinental
50.11 MHz DX calling, intercontinental
50.15 MHz SSB calling
50.305 MHz PSK
50.313 MHz FT8
50.63 MHz DV calling
51.51 MHz FM calling

Dial frequency in upper sideband. Established meeting points, not rules; the band plan is what counts. Sources: FT8, FT4, WSPR: default frequencies of WSJT-X; JS8: default frequencies of JS8Call; Calling frequencies, mode windows: IARU Region 1 band plan; Emergency: Emergency Centres of Activity, IARU Region 1; Emergency DL: DARC emergency communications desk, emergency frequencies; Beacons: NCDXF/IARU International Beacon Project.

Repeaters on the 6 m band

repeaters on 6 m in the list

With output, offset, tone and location. To the repeater list with radius search, or by federal state, e.g. repeaters in Bavaria.

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Legal details from Annex 1 AFuV (conditions of use for the amateur service), retrieved 23 Aug 2026. Segments and markers from IARU Region 1 VHF Managers Handbook 10.03 (February 2026). Where they differ, the text of the regulations applies.