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  "contest": {
    "id": "awasa-cw-activity-day",
    "name": "Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day",
    "sponsor": "AWASA",
    "sponsor_home": "http://www.awasa.org.za/",
    "country": "ZA",
    "summary": "Two hours of CW on the first Sunday of February, run by South Africa's antique wireless society on three HF bands.",
    "modes": [
      "CW"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "80m",
      "40m",
      "20m"
    ],
    "exchange": "RST, the operator's name and grid square locator.",
    "power_categories": [
      {
        "name": "Low Power",
        "max_watts": 100
      },
      {
        "name": "QRP",
        "max_watts": 5
      }
    ],
    "log_format": "",
    "log_deadline_days": null,
    "log_submit_url": "",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
    "eligibility": {
      "scope": "worldwide",
      "verified": false,
      "note": "The manual states NO participation clause for this contest -- unlike SARL's own HAMNET and Top Band contests, which name their entity lists -- and there is no blanket clause in the general rules either. Its scoring contemplates stations outside the region, so it is recorded as worldwide, with verified false because that is an absence of words rather than a statement."
    },
    "active_from": null,
    "active_until": null,
    "note": "SOURCED FROM THE SARL CONTEST MANUAL, WHICH IS NOT AN AGGREGATOR. The manual carries this contest's FULL rules -- aim, dates, exchange, frequencies, scoring, log sheets -- and names its organising club, rather than summarising a calendar entry. It is the venue in which South African clubs publish their contest rules, the way DARC's Ausschreibungen or UBA's rules pages are, so it is a primary source for these contests and not a third-party listing. The distinction that matters: an aggregator republishes rules it found elsewhere, and this is where the rules appear.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-SARL-Contest-Manual-Version-1.1-2025-12-15.pdf",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
    "source_note": "2026 SARL Contest Manual Version 1.1 (2025-12-15), mysarl.org.za, 'Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day', which names the organiser and links it: 'The AWASA http://www.awasa.org.za/'. '1. Aim The aim of the CW Activity Day is for participants to contact as many amateurs as possible on the 20, 40 and 80 m amateur bands.' '2. Date and Time 13:00 - 15:00 UTC on the 1st Sunday of February - 1 February 2026.' '3. Frequencies 14 000 to 14 060 kHz 7 000 to 7 040 kHz 3 510 to 3 560 kHz.' Categories: single operator all band or single band, low power (maximum 100 W) or QRP (maximum 5 W). Exchange: '5.1. RST, operators name and Grid Square locator.'"
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "First Sunday of February",
    "raw": {
      "type": "nth_weekday",
      "month": 2,
      "n": 1,
      "weekday": 6
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1300"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1500"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
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      "contest_id": "awasa-cw-activity-day",
      "name": "Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day",
      "start": "2027-02-07T13:00:00Z",
      "end": "2027-02-07T15:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 2,
      "modes": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "14 000-14 060 kHz, 7 000-7 040 kHz and 3 510-3 560 kHz.",
      "sponsor": "AWASA",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-SARL-Contest-Manual-Version-1.1-2025-12-15.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "SOURCED FROM THE SARL CONTEST MANUAL, WHICH IS NOT AN AGGREGATOR. The manual carries this contest's FULL rules -- aim, dates, exchange, frequencies, scoring, log sheets -- and names its organising club, rather than summarising a calendar entry. It is the venue in which South African clubs publish their contest rules, the way DARC's Ausschreibungen or UBA's rules pages are, so it is a primary source for these contests and not a third-party listing. The distinction that matters: an aggregator republishes rules it found elsewhere, and this is where the rules appear.",
      "exchange": "RST, the operator's name and grid square locator.",
      "country": "ZA",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": null,
      "uid": "awasa-cw-activity-day-20270207T1300@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2027-02-07",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "2-12"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "awasa-cw-activity-day",
      "name": "Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day",
      "start": "2028-02-06T13:00:00Z",
      "end": "2028-02-06T15:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 2,
      "modes": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "14 000-14 060 kHz, 7 000-7 040 kHz and 3 510-3 560 kHz.",
      "sponsor": "AWASA",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-SARL-Contest-Manual-Version-1.1-2025-12-15.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "SOURCED FROM THE SARL CONTEST MANUAL, WHICH IS NOT AN AGGREGATOR. The manual carries this contest's FULL rules -- aim, dates, exchange, frequencies, scoring, log sheets -- and names its organising club, rather than summarising a calendar entry. It is the venue in which South African clubs publish their contest rules, the way DARC's Ausschreibungen or UBA's rules pages are, so it is a primary source for these contests and not a third-party listing. The distinction that matters: an aggregator republishes rules it found elsewhere, and this is where the rules appear.",
      "exchange": "RST, the operator's name and grid square locator.",
      "country": "ZA",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": null,
      "uid": "awasa-cw-activity-day-20280206T1300@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2028-02-06",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "2-12"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "awasa-cw-activity-day",
      "name": "Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day",
      "start": "2029-02-04T13:00:00Z",
      "end": "2029-02-04T15:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 2,
      "modes": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "14 000-14 060 kHz, 7 000-7 040 kHz and 3 510-3 560 kHz.",
      "sponsor": "AWASA",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-SARL-Contest-Manual-Version-1.1-2025-12-15.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "SOURCED FROM THE SARL CONTEST MANUAL, WHICH IS NOT AN AGGREGATOR. The manual carries this contest's FULL rules -- aim, dates, exchange, frequencies, scoring, log sheets -- and names its organising club, rather than summarising a calendar entry. It is the venue in which South African clubs publish their contest rules, the way DARC's Ausschreibungen or UBA's rules pages are, so it is a primary source for these contests and not a third-party listing. The distinction that matters: an aggregator republishes rules it found elsewhere, and this is where the rules appear.",
      "exchange": "RST, the operator's name and grid square locator.",
      "country": "ZA",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": null,
      "uid": "awasa-cw-activity-day-20290204T1300@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2029-02-04",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "2-12"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "awasa-cw-activity-day",
      "name": "Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day",
      "start": "2030-02-03T13:00:00Z",
      "end": "2030-02-03T15:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 2,
      "modes": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "14 000-14 060 kHz, 7 000-7 040 kHz and 3 510-3 560 kHz.",
      "sponsor": "AWASA",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-SARL-Contest-Manual-Version-1.1-2025-12-15.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "SOURCED FROM THE SARL CONTEST MANUAL, WHICH IS NOT AN AGGREGATOR. The manual carries this contest's FULL rules -- aim, dates, exchange, frequencies, scoring, log sheets -- and names its organising club, rather than summarising a calendar entry. It is the venue in which South African clubs publish their contest rules, the way DARC's Ausschreibungen or UBA's rules pages are, so it is a primary source for these contests and not a third-party listing. The distinction that matters: an aggregator republishes rules it found elsewhere, and this is where the rules appear.",
      "exchange": "RST, the operator's name and grid square locator.",
      "country": "ZA",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": null,
      "uid": "awasa-cw-activity-day-20300203T1300@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2030-02-03",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "2-12"
    }
  ]
}