Six-meter stations from the 48 mainland United States have contacted 262 DXCC entities as of header date shown, according to the best available information. All claimed first two-way six-meter contacts must have been made no earlier than March 1, 1946, using any transmission mode between 50 and 54 MHz.

ARRL DXCC rules govern criteria for listing, including official six-meter authorization dates, new and deleted countries, and authenticity of expeditions. Illegal operations can not be recognized. Contacts must be valid, but do not require QSL cards. It may be necessary to verify some contacts at a later time.

 Six Meter Firsts By Prefix (PDF)

* Deleted Country
** EME Contact

Criteria

The preceding table lists the earliest known dates and times stations in any of the 48 contiguous United States made 50-MHz contacts with each DXCC country. This is a working list. There are probably earlier contacts for many countries and others have yet to be claimed. If you have any corrections or additions, please send them directly to standings@arrl.org.

1. All claimed first two-way six-meter contacts with DXCC countries must be made from one of the continental 48 United States no early than March 1, 1946, using any transmission mode between 50 and 54 MHz. Dates and times are UTC.

    

2. ARRL DXCC rules govern criteria for countries, including official six-meter authorization dates, new and deleted countries, and authenticity of expeditions. Contacts with countries before operations where authorized cannot be included.

    

3. Contacts must be valid, but do not submit QSL cards. It may be necessary to verify some claimed contacts at a later time.

    

4. Please submit any additions, corrections, or updates, if any of your contacts are earlier than those listed. If no time is indicated and you made a contact on the same date, please include your contact with the time.

    

Six Meter Firsts By Date (PDF)

* Deleted Country
** EME Contact

Criteria

The preceding table lists the earliest known dates and times stations in any of the 48 contiguous United States made 50-MHz contacts with each DXCC country. This is a working list. There are probably earlier contacts for many countries and others have yet to be claimed. If you have any corrections or additions, please send them directly to standings@arrl.org.

1. All claimed first two-way six-meter contacts with DXCC countries must be made from one of the continental 48 United States no early than March 1, 1946, using any transmission mode between 50 and 54 MHz. Dates and times are UTC.

    

2. ARRL DXCC rules govern criteria for countries, including official six-meter authorization dates, new and deleted countries, and authenticity of expeditions. Contacts with countries before operations where authorized cannot be included.

    

3. Contacts must be valid, but do not submit QSL cards. It may be necessary to verify some claimed contacts at a later time.

    

4. Please submit any additions, corrections, or updates, if any of your contacts is earlier than those listed. If no time is indicated and you made a contact on the same date, please include your contact with the time.