Six Metres can be exciting and frustrating in equal measure, but it's never dull. And despite what you might have heard, it's far from dead despite the poor solar maximum. Working DX on 50MHz is never going to be as easy as on 20m, but that's the whole point - if it was easy, it wouldn't be half as much fun!

UKSMS Summer Es Contest

The UKSMG Summer Es Contest took place this year on Saturday 6th June 2026 at 13:00 UTC through to Sunday 7th June 2026 13:00 UTC (24 hours) on the Six Metre band. The UKSMG Summer Contest is open to ALL amateur radio operators world-wide, UKSMG membership is NOT required. The url for the rules page has changed and can now be found at: https://uksmg.org/page/uksmg-summer-es-contest-rules Please consider submitting your log, checklogs are always welcome.

Summer Marathon Update

The Summer Marathon log upload pages are now available at: https://uksmg.org/page/uksmg-summer-marathon

Video - 'The Magic of Six Metres'

If you, or someone you know, would be interested in an introductory video about how to work DX on 50 MHz, try this from the RSGB YouTube channel.

'The Magic of Six Metres' - RSGB Online Convention 2020