I Called 146.52 Every Day. Only 2 Answered.

Another seven days of calling on 146.52 MHz resulted in only two contacts—is the national simplex calling frequency officially a ghost town? I'm pushing through Week 7 of the N2MAK Five Two Simplex Challenge to provide irrefutable evidence of real-world propagation and the current state of 2-meter FM simplex. Watch the full video to see the struggle and the two successful contacts that kept the streak alive. 73 de Jeff K3JRZ Mike N2MAK's Five Two Challenge Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mivzwoRrnNY -- Search for videos of your contacts at https://ve2zdx.com/toolkit/youtube/videos/K3JRZ ALL amateur radio operators world-wide need to know the DX CODE OF CONDUCT. It was meant for DX contacts, but it really applies to ALL aspects of amateur radio (DXing, contesting, POTA, SOTA, Field Day, special events, etc...). DON'T BE AN ALPHA HOTEL! http://dx-code.com. -- 💚 Support the Channel 💚 Please like 👍 & subscribe ✅ and click the bell 🔔 for notifications of new videos! Don't forget to leave a comment 📜! 🎊 Become a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/@K3JRZOnTheAir/join *NEW* 👕 K3JRZ Merch Store: https://k3jrz.myspreadshop.com ☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/K3JRZ 🛒 Shop on Amazon & Support me! Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4nV1gn3 🫙 Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/K3JRZ 📡 Alpha Antenna Affiliate Link: https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=49 Connect with me on: 🌐 Website: https://K3JRZ.com 📧 Email Signup: https://K3JRZ.com/email ✖️🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/k3jrz 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k3jrz/ 📓 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@k3jrz 📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@k3jrz -- Parks On The Air spotting/stats/awards/and more site: https://pota.app Parks On The Air: https://parksontheair.com Parks On The Air Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parksontheair/ Parks On The Air Slack group: https://parksontheair.slack.com -- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Day 43 02:00 - Day 44 02:48 - Day 45 03:05 - Day 46 03:23 - Day 47 03:56 - Day 48 04:14 - Day 49 04:37 - Recap / Outro -- #amateurradio #hamradio #52 #fivetwo #simplex #14652