Welcome to the Fulton County Amateur Radio Club 6 Meter Group.  Our goal is to promote interest in the use of the 6 meter band, report on 6 meter openings, and discuss best ways to make use of this frequency.

The 6-meter band is a portion of the VHF radio spectrum allocated to amateur radio use. Although located in the lower portion of the VHF band, it nonetheless occasionally displays propagation mechanisms characteristic of the HF bands. This normally occurs close to sunspot maximum, when solar activity increases ionization levels in the upper atmosphere. During the last sunspot peak of 2005, worldwide 6 meter propagation occurred making 6 meter communications as good as or in some instances and locations, better than HF frequencies. The prevalence of HF characteristics on this VHF band has inspired amateur operators to dub it the "magic band".

VHF and Six Meter Propagation Reports

• APRS-IS Visual Real Time Map
• DX World Propagation Logger
• K9MU's 6m North American 50MHz Beacon Map

Northwest Ohio Six Meter Nets

• Wednesday 9:00pm FM Simplex Net on 52.525:  This net is usually run by KB8ELG out of Delta, OH.  Out of range or don't have a six meter capable rig? On good nights you can listen and talk back on the W9LKI repeater out of Angola, IN  on 147.105+.
• Wednesday 9:00pm AM Net on 50.400 (1st Wednesday of Month):  Something new!  On the 1st Wednesday of the month we are going to try an AM net.  This will replace the 52.525MHz FM net for the fist Wednesday only.   If you don't here us on 53.525, try this frequency and check your mode!
• Thursday 9:00pm Upper Side Band net on 50.260:  This net is run out of Toledo.
• Saturday 8:00pm Upper Side Band net on 50.170:  This is run out of western Fulton County by KD8IME.

Six Meter Band Plan Reference