What is the 6-meter Band? An interesting article from Randall Rhea, KR5RR If you like a challenge, this is it!  If you want reliable, easy, worldwide ham radio communication, stick to 20 meters.

OE first connections 50MHz 50 MHz first connections from Austria      (c) OE4WHG

Managing 6m Pile Ups! With more and more countries having permission to operate on 50MHz, and more "HF" Transceivers having 50MHz coverage, many new operators are enjoying the excitement and unpredictability of 6m propagation. However, many of these new DXers may have no experience of being "in demand" and being called by a "pileup", which can happen for a variety of reasons.

Beacons Beacons on the 6m band