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| What's New with The Flamingo Net? There will be a 2m vehicular fox hunt on December 8, 2024. The foxes will be Bill (WA4TEJ) and Phil (KI4DYS). The hunters will again gather at Highland Oaks Park, 20300 NE 24 Ave., Miami-Dade at 11:00 AM. The hunt will begin at 11:30 when Phil and Bill begin transmitting on 147.425 simplex. These hunts, like most of our events, are open to EVERYONE (not just Flamingo Net members), so come to the hunt and find out how much FUN they are!! Our Flamingo Net Flea took place on Saturday morning, November 23, 2024 in the University of Miami parking lot 102, just west of the Gifford Arboretum. The weather was perfect and the attendance fairly good. See the picture on our photo page. Our next Flea should be in the spring of 2025. The Picnic / BBQ that followed the flea was perfect. The weather was great as was the food. Thanks to chef Fred! We will have another picnic/BBQ next spring. See directions below. The Flamingo Net UPay4WhatUEat (UP4WUE) dinner took place on Sunday evening, October 27, 2024. Attending: KB4HAY (Ray), KD4JSD (Stu and Reesa), WA4PYQ (John and Karla), KM4SJN (Chip and CJ), Fred (N4YQT) and WA4TEJ (Bill). Fox Hunting was discussed, among other things. We look forward to the vehicular fox hunt in early December, 2024. The Flamingo Net Field Day Event took place on Saturday, June 22, 2024. We were located in Ives Estate Park. During the DFing portion of the Event we had two hunting teams: KM4SJN (Chip and CJ) and WA4PYQ ( John and Karla) both of whom found the site without assistance. We secured the 2m portion at 1:50 PM. During the 10m portion of the DFing segment, I contacted a station in Oregon. Once Field Day started, we were pleased to find that 10m was still active. We were able to make two contacts (both in California) before the storm clouds began to gather and rain threatened. Inclement Weather for Outdoor Events: In the event of bad weather on the day of a Fox Hunt, Free Flea or Picnic/BBQ the event may still take place. The determination will be made by the Fox (for a Fox Hunt) or the Activities Director (presently WA4TEJ) for all other events. The guidelines typically are that if a rain is expected to be of duration less than 15 minutes, the event will take place, but forecasts of heavy weather for longer duration may lead to postponement or cancellation. If changes are to be made, they will be announced on the frequencies being used for the activity (Free Flea Talk-In; Fox Hunt transmitting frequency and any back-up repeater frequency). If there is enough prior warning (usually there isn't) the change will also be posted on this website.
Most of our Fox Hunts start at Highland Oaks Park, south parking lot. This park is north of Ives Dairy Road (NE 203rd St. Miami-Dade), just east of I-95 and just west of US-1. Exit I-95 at the Ives Dairy Road exit and proceed about 3 blocks east to NE 25 Ave., the entrance to the south parking lot. From US-1, turn west on 203/5 St. and proceed just over a block to NE 25 Ave., the entrance to the south parking lot. For GPS, the starting point is at 20300 NE 24th Ave., Miami. "Free" Fleas:
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