6m repeater listings Ham radio links
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Facts about the 6-meter
Amateur Radio band: |
U.S. Frequency range: |
50 to 54 MHz, as permitted in
Code of Federal
Regulations,
Part 47, Subpart 97. |
Receive site Noise floor: |
Typically 8 to 33 dB above kTB (thermal) noise, depending on receive site
details1. |
Propagation: |
Predominately VHF-line-of-sight, with a bit more ground-wave 'bending'. |
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Footnotes:
1 Reference CCIR report 258-4. See also "Reference Data for
Radio Engineers", published by Howard W. Sams and Co. |