{
  "contest": {
    "id": "darc-ausbildungscontest",
    "name": "DARC Ausbildungscontest",
    "sponsor": "DARC",
    "sponsor_home": "https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/darc-kw-conteste/kw-conteste/",
    "country": "DE",
    "summary": "Two and a half hours on 80 and 40 m for newcomers on training callsigns, with everyone else there to work them.",
    "modes": [
      "SSB",
      "CW"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "80m",
      "40m"
    ],
    "exchange": "RS(T) and the sender's DOK for DARC and VFDB members; German non-members send RS(T) and 'NM'; stations outside Germany send RS(T) and a serial from 001.",
    "power_categories": [],
    "log_format": "",
    "log_deadline_days": null,
    "log_submit_url": "",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
    "eligibility": {
      "scope": "worldwide",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Three categories, one of which is explicitly for stations outside Germany."
    },
    "active_from": null,
    "active_until": null,
    "note": "A TRAINING CONTEST, AND THE CATEGORIES ARE THE POINT: newcomers on training callsigns are placed against each other rather than against experienced stations, and everyone else is there to give them contacts.\n\nMANUAL BECAUSE DARC STATES NO RECURRENCE for it. 17 October 2026 is the third Saturday, which is the kind of coincidence that invites an ordinal, and one date cannot support one. A second year's table settles it.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ausbildungscontest/ac-ausschreibung/",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-23",
    "source_note": "darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ausbildungscontest/ac-ausschreibung/, DARC's own Ausschreibung. 80 m and 40 m, SSB and CW. Three categories: 'Einsteiger' -- stations with a training callsign (DN1-8, or a personal callsign with a /T suffix) or an entry-level DO licence -- 'Fortgeschrittene' for other German stations, and foreign stations. Exchange as for the Ostercontest. Date and time from DARC's own 'Termine DARC KW Conteste 2026' table at darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/darc-kw-conteste/kw-conteste/: 17.10.2026, 1200-1429 UTC. Checked 2026-08-23."
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "Dates set by the sponsor each year (no derivable rule)",
    "raw": {
      "type": "manual",
      "dates": {
        "2026": [
          "2026-10-17"
        ]
      }
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1200"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1429"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
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    {
      "contest_id": "darc-ausbildungscontest",
      "name": "DARC Ausbildungscontest",
      "start": "2026-10-17T12:00:00Z",
      "end": "2026-10-17T14:29:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 2.48,
      "modes": [
        "SSB",
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "",
      "sponsor": "DARC",
      "rules_url": "https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ausbildungscontest/ac-ausschreibung/",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "A TRAINING CONTEST, AND THE CATEGORIES ARE THE POINT: newcomers on training callsigns are placed against each other rather than against experienced stations, and everyone else is there to give them contacts.\n\nMANUAL BECAUSE DARC STATES NO RECURRENCE for it. 17 October 2026 is the third Saturday, which is the kind of coincidence that invites an ordinal, and one date cannot support one. A second year's table settles it.",
      "exchange": "RS(T) and the sender's DOK for DARC and VFDB members; German non-members send RS(T) and 'NM'; stations outside Germany send RS(T) and a serial from 001.",
      "country": "DE",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-23",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": null,
      "uid": "darc-ausbildungscontest-20261017T1200@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2026-10-17",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "2-12"
    }
  ]
}