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| What's New with The Flamingo Net? There was a 2m vehicular fox hunt on March 23, 2025. The foxes, Chip and CJ (KM4SJN), were hidden in Snake Warrior's Island Park, in Broward just west of 441. John (WA4PYQ) came in first, with the team of WA4TEJ and KI4DYS (Bill and Phil) finishing somewhat later, followed by KD4JSD (Stu). John and Karla (WA4PYQ) will be hiding the fox this Fall in 2025 when 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 John and Karla 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, March 8, 2025 in the University of Miami parking lot 101 (last minute change), 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 on November 22, 2025. The Picnic / BBQ will follow the flea at noon. See directions below. The Flamingo Net UPay4WhatUEat (UP4WUE) dinner will place on Sunday evening, October 26, 2025. Gather at the Hollywood Blvd. Piccadilly Cafateria (1.5 miles west of I-95) at 6:00 PM. The Flamingo Net Field Day Event took place on June 28, 2025. It was held in the Hallandale Beach YMCA / Peter Bluesten Park parking lot. The DF'ing practice worked - Chip and CJ took about 45 minutes to locate us. 10m was not too hot for Field Day but we contacted Hollywood, FL, western Pennsylvania and the Canary Islands. 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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