<s>
The	O
6-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
lowest	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
very	B-Algorithm
high	I-Algorithm
frequency	I-Algorithm
(	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
)	O
radio	O
spectrum	O
internationally	O
allocated	O
to	O
amateur	O
radio	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
lower	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
,	O
it	O
nonetheless	O
occasionally	O
displays	O
propagation	O
mechanisms	O
characteristic	O
of	O
the	O
high	B-Algorithm
frequency	I-Algorithm
(	O
HF	O
)	O
bands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prevalence	O
of	O
HF	O
characteristics	O
on	O
this	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
has	O
inspired	O
amateur	O
operators	O
to	O
dub	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
magic	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
shares	O
many	O
characteristics	O
with	O
the	O
neighboring	O
8-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
somewhat	O
higher	O
in	O
frequency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1938	O
International	O
Radiocommunication	O
Conference	O
in	O
Cairo	B-Language
,	O
television	O
broadcasting	B-Operating_System
was	O
given	O
priority	O
in	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
5	O
-	O
and	O
6-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
1938	O
,	O
the	O
FCC	O
created	O
6MHz	O
wide	O
television	O
channel	O
allocations	O
working	O
around	O
the	O
5-meter	O
amateur	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
with	O
channel	O
2	O
occupying	O
5056MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1940	O
,	O
television	O
channel	O
2	O
was	O
reallocated	O
to	O
60MHz	O
and	O
TV	O
channel	O
1	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
5056MHz	O
maintaining	O
a	O
gap	O
for	O
the	O
5-meter	O
amateur	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
the	O
FCC	O
moved	O
television	O
channel	O
2	O
down	O
to	O
5460MHz	O
and	O
reallocated	O
channel	O
1	O
down	O
to	O
4450MHz	O
opening	O
a	O
gap	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
Amateur	O
radio	O
6-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FCC	O
Order	O
130-C	O
went	O
into	O
effect	O
at	O
3	O
am	B-Device
Eastern	O
Standard	O
Time	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1946	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
6-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
allocation	O
for	O
the	O
amateur	O
service	O
as	O
5054MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emission	O
types	O
A1	O
,	O
A2	O
,	O
A3	O
and	O
A4	O
were	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
band	O
and	O
special	O
emission	O
for	O
Frequency	B-Application
modulation	I-Application
telephony	O
was	O
allowed	O
from	O
52.5	O
to	O
54MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadcasting	B-Operating_System
was	O
allocated	O
from	O
41	O
to	O
68MHz	O
in	O
ITU	O
Region	O
1	O
,	O
but	O
allowed	O
exclusive	O
amateur	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
6-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
(	O
5054MHz	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
southern	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gained	O
a	O
4-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
in	O
1956	O
and	O
eventually	O
gained	O
the	O
6meter	O
band	O
from	O
5052MHz	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
terminate	O
analogue	O
television	O
broadcasts	B-Operating_System
on	O
channel2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
ITU	O
level	O
,	O
Region1	O
is	O
allocated	O
to	O
broadcasting	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
portions	O
have	O
been	O
vacated	O
by	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
television	O
broadcasting	B-Operating_System
channels	O
for	O
one	O
reason	O
or	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6meter	O
frequency	B-Algorithm
allocations	I-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
amateur	I-Algorithm
radio	I-Algorithm
are	O
not	O
universal	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
International	O
Telecommunication	O
Union	O
does	O
not	O
allocate	O
6meter	O
frequencies	O
to	O
amateurs	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
television	O
broadcasts	B-Operating_System
and	O
commercial	O
pressure	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
spectrum	O
has	O
allowed	O
most	O
European	O
countries	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
6meter	O
amateur	O
allocation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
detailed	O
bandplan	B-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	O
Radio	O
Society	O
of	O
Great	O
Britain	O
(	O
RSGB	O
)	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
RSGB	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
Contest	O
Committee	O
has	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
contests	O
on	O
6	B-Algorithm
meters	I-Algorithm
every	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
full	O
list	O
of	O
countries	O
using	O
6meters	O
,	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
bandplan	B-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
International	O
Amateur	O
Radio	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
6meter	O
band	O
is	O
just	O
below	O
the	O
frequencies	O
formerly	O
allocated	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
television	O
Channel2	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
54	O
–	O
60MHz	O
)	O
,	O
television	O
interference	O
(	O
TVI	O
)	O
to	O
neighbors	O
 '	O
sets	O
was	O
a	O
common	O
problem	O
for	O
amateurs	O
operating	O
in	O
this	O
band	O
prior	O
to	O
June2009	O
,	O
when	O
analog	O
television	O
transmissions	O
ended	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
commercial	O
HF	O
transceivers	O
now	O
include	O
the	O
6meter	O
band	O
along	O
with	O
shortwave	O
,	O
as	O
do	O
a	O
few	O
handheld	O
VHF/UHF	O
transceivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
support	O
in	O
more	O
available	O
radios	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
6meter	O
band	O
does	O
not	O
share	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
amateur	O
radio	O
's	O
2-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
antennas	O
,	O
horizontal	O
polarization	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
6meter	O
weak	O
signal	O
,	O
SSB	B-Device
communications	O
using	O
tropospheric	O
propagation	O
,	O
sporadic-E	O
,	O
and	O
multi-hop	O
sporadic-E	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
other	O
propagation	O
modes	O
where	O
polarization	O
does	O
not	O
matter	O
as	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vertical	O
polarization	O
is	O
customarily	O
used	O
for	O
local	O
FM	B-Application
communications	O
,	O
repeaters	O
,	O
radio	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
6-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
may	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
licensed	O
amateurs	O
for	O
the	O
safe	O
operation	O
of	O
radio-controlled	O
(	O
RC	O
)	O
aircraft	O
and	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
radio	O
control	O
hobby	O
miniatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
be	O
accomplished	O
on	O
any	O
frequency	O
within	O
the	O
band	O
,	O
above	O
50.1MHz	O
,	O
by	O
any	O
licensed	O
amateur	O
operator	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
an	O
indiscriminate	O
choice	O
of	O
frequencies	O
for	O
RC	O
operations	O
is	O
discouraged	O
by	O
the	O
amateur	O
radio	O
community	O
via	O
its	O
self-imposed	O
band	B-Algorithm
plan	I-Algorithm
for	O
6meters	O
.	O
</s>
