RSGB Six Metre Band Plan (effective from 1st January 2020)

The following band plan is largely based on that agreed at IARU Region 1 General Conferences.
   
50 MHz (6m)Necessary UK Usage
 Bandwidth 
50.000-50.100500 HzTelegraphy Only (except for Beacon Project) Note-2
  50.000-50.030 MHz reserved for future Synchronised Beacon Project (Note 2)
  Region-1: 50.000-50.010;  Region-2: 50.010-50.020;  Region-3: 50.020-50.030 
  50.050 MHz   Future International Centre of Activity
  50.090 MHz   Intercontinental DX Centre of Activity (Note 1)
   
50.100-50.2002.7 kHzSSB/Telegraphy - International Preferred
  50.100-50.130 MHz  Intercontinental DX Telegraphy & SSB (Note 1)
  50.110 MHz   Intercontinental DX Centre of Activity
   
  50.130-50.200 MHz  General International Telegraphy & SSB
  50.150 MHz   International Center of Activity
   
50.200-50.3002.7 kHzSSB/Telegraphy - General Usage
  50.285 MHz   Crossband Centre of Activity
   
50.300-50.4002.7 kHzMGM/Narrowband/Telegraphy
  50.305 MHz   PSK Centre of Activity
  50.310-50.320 MHz   EME
  50.320-50.380 MHz   MS
   
50.400-50.500 Propagation Beacons Only
   
50.500-52.00012.5 kHzAll Modes. 
  50.510 MHz SSTV (AFSK)
  50.520 MHz   Internet voice gateway (10 kHz channels), (IARU common channel)
  50.530 MHz   Internet voice gateway (10 kHz channels), (IARU common channel)
  50.540 MHz   Internet voice gateway (10 kHz channels), (IARU common channel)
  50.550 MHz   Image/Fax working frequency
   
  50.620-50.750 MHz   Digital communications
  50.630 MHz    Digital Voice (DV) calling
  50.710-50.890 MHz   FM/DV Repeater Outputs (10 kHz channel spacing) 
   
  51.210-51.390 MHz   FM/DV Repeater Inputs (10 KHz channel spacing) (Note 4)
  51.410-51.590 MHz   FM/DV Simplex (Note 3) (Note 4)
  51.510 MHz FM calling frequency
  51.530 MHz   GB2RS news broadcast and slow morse
  51.650 & 51.750 MHz   See Note 5 (25kHz aligned)
  51.770 & 51.790 MHz   See Note 5
  51.810-51.990 MHz.  FM/DV Repeater Outputs  (IARU aligned channels)
   
Note 1: Only to be used between stations in different continents (not for intra-European QSOs). 
Note 2: 50.0-50.1MHz is currently shared with Propagation Beacons. These are due to be migrated by Aug-2014 to 50.4-50.5 MHz, to create more space for Telegraphy and a new Synchronised Beacon Project
Note 3: 20 kHz channel spacing. Channel Centre frequencies start at 51.430 MHz.
Note 4: Embedded data traffic is allowed with digital voice (DV)
Note 5: May be used for Emergency Communications and Community Events
Note-6: Digital Experiments to support innovation may occur at 50.6, 51.0 or 51.7 MHz with a 100kHz maximum bandwidth
   
LICENCE NOTES:  
Amateur Service 50.0-51.0 MHz - Primary User.
Amateur Service51.0-52.0 MHz - Secondary User: 100W (20dBW) max - Available on the basis on non-interference to other services (inside or outside the UK).
 
Notes to the Band Plan 
ITU-R Recommendation SM.328 (extract) 
Necessary bandwidth: For a given class of emission, the width of the frequency band which is just sufficient to ensure the transmission of information at the rate and with the quality required under specified conditions.
   
The use of Amplitude Modulation (AM) is acceptable in the all modes segments but users are asked to consider adjacent channel activity when selecting operating frequencies. 
   
Foundation and Intermediate Licence holders are advised to check their licences for the permitted power limits and conditions applicable to their class of licence.