Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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: youtube.com/watch?v=mivzwoRrnNY
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Search for videos of your contacts at 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.
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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
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#amateurradio #hamradio #52 #fivetwo #simplex #14652
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: youtube.com/watch?v=mivzwoRrnNY
--
Search for videos of your contacts at 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.
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Please like 👍 & subscribe ✅ and click the bell 🔔 for notifications of new videos!
Don't forget to leave a comment 📜!
🎊 Become a Channel Member: youtube.com/@K3JRZOnTheAir/join
*NEW* 👕 K3JRZ Merch Store: k3jrz.myspreadshop.com
☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ
🅿️ Patreon: patreon.com/K3JRZ
🛒 Shop on Amazon & Support me! Affiliate Link: amzn.to/4nV1gn3
🫙 Tip Jar: paypal.me/K3JRZ
📡 Alpha Antenna Affiliate Link: alphaantenna.com/?aff=49
Connect with me on:
🌐 Website: K3JRZ.com
📧 Email Signup: K3JRZ.com/email
✖️🐦 X/Twitter: twitter.com/k3jrz
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/k3jrz
📓 Threads: threads.com/@k3jrz
📹 TikTok: tiktok.com/@k3jrz
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Parks On The Air spotting/stats/awards/and more site: https://pota.app
Parks On The Air: parksontheair.com
Parks On The Air Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/parksontheair
Parks On The Air Slack group: parksontheair.slack.com
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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
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#amateurradio #hamradio #52 #fivetwo #simplex #14652
