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    "name": "4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)",
    "sponsor": "4 States QRP Group",
    "sponsor_home": "https://www.4sqrp.com/",
    "country": "US",
    "summary": "Monthly two-hour QRP sprint on the second Sunday evening US Central time. CW, SSB and digital all count; the CW/SSB power limits differ, so operators switching modes must change power.",
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      "CW",
      "SSB",
      "Digital"
    ],
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      "15m",
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    ],
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      },
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        "name": "SSB",
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      }
    ],
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    "log_deadline_days": null,
    "log_submit_url": "",
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      "verified": true,
      "note": "4SQRP rules: 'Anyone can participate'. Non-member QSOs count for one point provided the non-member is also running QRP power."
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    "active_until": null,
    "note": "SPONSOR-ANCHORED LOCAL TIME. The anchor is the second SUNDAY and the sprint runs into Monday UTC. 4SQRP states the consequence itself: '7 PM until 9 PM central time (CST or CDT, whichever is in effect at the time). If you use UTC, that time changes when we switch from CST to CDT (or vice versa).' Resolved through America/Chicago, so it is 0100Z Monday in winter and 0000Z Monday in summer.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules_revised_02_2026.pdf",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-11",
    "source_note": "4sqrp.com SSS rules (revised 02/2026), TIME/DATE: 'The SSS is held the second Sunday night of every month (local time). It runs for two (2) hours from 7 PM until 9 PM central time (CST or CDT, whichever is in effect at the time). If you use UTC, that time changes when we switch from CST to CDT (or vice versa).' Power: 'CW & Digital: 5 Watts or less; SSB: 10 Watts PEP or less.'"
  },
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    "plain": "Second Sunday of every month",
    "raw": {
      "type": "monthly_nth_weekday",
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      "weekday": 6
    },
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      "time": "1900",
      "wall_clock": true
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "2100",
      "wall_clock": true
    },
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      "end": "2026-10-12T02:00:00Z",
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      "end_wall": "2026-10-11T21:00:00",
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      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-11",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
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      "practical": "",
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      "start_date": "2026-10-12",
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        "CW",
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        "Digital"
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        "160m",
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        "40m",
        "20m",
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      "end": "2026-11-09T03:00:00Z",
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      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-11",
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      "practical": "",
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        "SSB",
        "Digital"
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        "40m",
        "20m",
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      "contest_id": "4sqrp-sss",
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      "end": "2026-12-14T03:00:00Z",
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      "end_wall": "2026-12-13T21:00:00",
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        "CW",
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        "160m",
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        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
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      "exchange": "RST + state/province/country + 4SQRP member number (power if non-member)",
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      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-11",
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      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": null,
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        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "Digital"
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        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
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      "contest_id": "4sqrp-sss",
      "name": "4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)",
      "start": "2027-01-11T01:00:00Z",
      "end": "2027-01-11T03:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": "2027-01-10T19:00:00",
      "end_wall": "2027-01-10T21:00:00",
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      "timezone": "America/Chicago",
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        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "Digital"
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        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
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      "bands_note": "",
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      "rules_url": "https://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules_revised_02_2026.pdf",
      "verified": true,
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      "exchange": "RST + state/province/country + 4SQRP member number (power if non-member)",
      "country": "US",
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      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-11",
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        "160m",
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        "40m",
        "20m",
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        "CW",
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        "160m",
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        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
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      "exchange": "RST + state/province/country + 4SQRP member number (power if non-member)",
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        "SSB",
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        "160m",
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      "end": "2027-03-15T02:00:00Z",
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}