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UKSMG news, message board, and articles dedicated to encouraging amateur radio on 50MHz around the world.

The webpage provides guidance on working 6 Meter DX, focusing on effective operating habits, preparation, and knowledge of the band. It emphasizes the importance of monitoring, clear frequencies, and using CW for weak signals. It also mentions the significance of knowing countries and individual stations on the air to increase chances of working DX. The page recommends utilizing resources like newsletters and websites to stay updated on 6-meter activity and offers suggestions for improving operating skills.

An Halo antenna for the six meters band in French

Summary of discussion on stacking antennas on six meter band

One of just a few webpages for the magic band, see it from the german point of view.

A 5 elements homemade DK7ZB yagi antenna for 4 meters band based on a 50MHz TONNA

Dedicated to 50MHz and 144MHz. Online 2m and 6m logs. Real Audio sound clips of Tropo, Aurora, Sporadic E, Meteor Scatter, TEP and F2 Propagation.

50 MHz IARU Region 1 bandplan

Extremely reliable FET preamplifier can handle several watts directly into either the input or the output without failure

This scheme can be used to combine two antennas

Tests on a preamplifier for 50 MHz installed right at the feedpoint of the antenna.

An high gain long yagi antenna, seven elements, for six meters band

Linear Amp UK specializes in the design and production of high-quality linear amplifiers, offering models for HF, VHF, and UHF amateur and commercial applications. The company emphasizes nearly 30 years of experience in crafting each unit, ensuring robust performance and longevity. Their product line includes amplifiers engineered for a 100% duty cycle, promoting continuous and reliable operation across various modes. The amplifiers feature solid, dependable designs, ensuring quiet and effortless performance during transmission. Each unit is hand-built to stringent standards, reflecting a commitment to durability and operational stability. All products are CE approved, confirming compliance with European safety and environmental directives, and come with a standard two-year warranty, providing assurance to operators. Key specifications often include coverage for 1.8-30MHz (WARC bands), 50MHz, 70MHz, and 144MHz, utilizing tubes such as 811, 572, 811A, 572B, GS35, GS35B, 8877, 3CX1500, and _3CX1500A7_ in their designs.

50MHz Collapsible 2 Element Mini Beam antenna, an overview the development of the 6MBA.

30 Watt 50 MHz ham radio beacon de N6CA

21 28 and 50MHz three bands whip antenna by JA1HWO

A 50MHz kW Amplifier by Goran Grubishic, 9A6C

A simple accessory for a satellite station, that allows using a 6 meter capable radio in conjunction with a typical S-band to 2 meter converter

A non-profit public service and educational amateur radio organization specializing in advanced and experimental microwave communications.

DF9CY using Softrock RTX on 50 MHz

Three Yagi antennas for the six meters band by 9A7PJT. Include a 4 element yagi, a custom design 4 element, and a 5 element yagi with antennas pictures and design.

The VersaBeacon is a frequency agile, modulation agile RF source using a DDS chip and minimal support circuitry. It covers a frequency span of 1MHz to 150MHz in 1 Hz steps and provides a variety of modulations

Design a 50MHz long-yagi antenna by PA3FGA

Receiver performance review of the Kenwood TS-890S HF,50MHz,70MHz amateur radio transceiver by Sherwood Engineering

50MHz DX Bulletin edited by O. Bjorn Matt Madsen

This low pass filter terminates all harmonics from the 2nd to above the 10th harmonic in a better than 15 db return loss load

A vertically-polarised VK2ABQ Antenna for six meter band

ContestLogHQB is a free windows contest logging program developed by Gabriele IZ5HQB. Currently in Italian, support most of the VHF and Up contests including Maraton 50Mhz.

Horizontal polarized omni directional 50MHz Antenna. This antenna is intented to use in a contest station as a second system beside the stacked yagi beam system. An omnidirectional systeem can be an advantage when it comes to short openings on wich the operator must react quickly.

The ICOM IC-7610 SDR HF/50MHz Transceiver Basic Manual in English PDF File 13 MB

Making EME contacts on six meter band. An US Experience using a pair of 8 yagi arrays for the 50 Mhz.

50Mhz 28Mhz 13.5Mhz amateur radio propagation beacons by K6FRC

JA6YBR/b in Miyazaki, JAPAN operating on 50.017MHz

A compact high G/T Yagi with bent Drive element by DG7YBN

Demonstrates the construction of a high-power 6-meter (50 MHz) amplifier, specifically designed for demanding modes like EME, TEP, and multiskip Es. It details the use of a _GU-43B_ tetrode in a grounded-cathode configuration, emphasizing the need for stabilized grid voltage and input capacitance compensation. The resource provides a comprehensive schematic, power supply design, and practical considerations for component sourcing, particularly for high-voltage and high-current sections. The builder achieved an output power of **1250 watts** with an anode current of 0.65 amperes and 3200 volts anode voltage. The article also covers the physical construction within a modified P6-31 enclosure, outlining the internal layout for RF and power supply sections, and includes photos of the completed unit. It highlights critical safety precautions for working with high voltages and reactive currents up to **20 Amperes** in the P-network.

A multi-band off centre fed dipole, designed to operate on all bands from 40m (7MHz) to 6m (50MHz). Author claims it will operate on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m without an ATU (SWR <3:1) plus 6m with an ATU.

Some recent videos of the new Mid Class RTX by ICOM, the IC-7610 HF+50MHz amateur radio transceiver.

World-Wide 50MHz Beacons database maintanied by G0LGS provide a fully sortable table available also in a google map format

The page provides information on a simple 50MHz J-Pole Antenna project based on the DK7ZB design. It explains the principle of the Wireman-J-Pole, the feeding process, practical mounting, and simulation results using MMANA GAL. The content aims to guide amateur radio operators in building their own J-Pole antennas for the 6-meter band.

Stacking yagi antennas for 50 Mhz band article by by Zaba, OH1ZAA/NN0Y

The J Pole antenna is a good omnidirectional antenna that can be used for portable or fixed station usage. It does not need a ground, and neither complex feed systems. It can be homemade with simple material and in several ways.Article in Italian

This antenna is a classical antenna working on 7,10,14,18,50 MHz is implemented with three traps for 30, 17 and 6 meters

Entities First Worked from Hong Kong on 50MHz

A short 3 element LFA Yagi for 50MHz with a 1.94M boom. This antenna has been designed in order to minimise the upward and downward lobes typically seen the the EL plane on Yagi antennas.

This J-Pole is mounted on a fishing rod. The radiator L1 is an isolated copper-wire with a length of 281,5 cm while the quarter-wave matching sector L2 is made with 450-Ohm-Wireman-cable

The Ontario QSO Party (OQP), an annual event, takes place on the third full weekend of April, specifically from 1800Z April 18 to 0300Z April 19, 2026, and 1200Z to 2000Z April 19, 2026. This **QSO party** encourages stations outside Ontario to contact as many Ontario amateur radio stations as possible, while Ontario stations work both in-province and worldwide. Key rule changes for 2026 include phone QSOs now counting equally with **CW** QSOs (2 points), the introduction of VE3RHQ as a bonus station, a 250m county line proximity definition, and a new Fixed County Line Category, alongside an adjustment of contest times. Established in 1998 by Bob Chandler VE3SRE, the OQP has been managed by Contest Club Ontario (CCO) since 2006. The event contributes to the State QSO Party Challenge, offering various award categories and maintaining records of past performance. Participants can submit activation plans, review Ontario multipliers, and access county maps. Final results and certificate winners are published, and a dedicated groups.io discussion group facilitates community interaction and support for logging software.

Experimental Long Boom Antennas - CP, LPDA, multiband with several NEC Files for 50MHz 144MHz 222 MHz 432MHz but also 902MHz and 1296 MHz Antenna projects. Includes also for each antenna model, in a general comparison table each antenna characteristics including Directive Gain, G/T, E-F/R, H-F/R abd Boom Length. This is a great value comparison table of several commercial and home made VHF UHF antenna projects.

The ICOM IC-7610 SDR HF/50MHz Transceiver official product page with product specifications, option accessories and video at ICOM UK

This page details (in brief) the component changes to modify a Cybernet series 27MHz CB transceiver to 50MHz.

Review of Yaesu VX-3R 2 m/70 cm FM transceiver. Receives 0.5-999Mhz AM/FMN/FMW, Transmits 144-148 and 430-450Mhz VHF/UHF FM.