{
  "contest": {
    "id": "darc-ukw-winter-fieldday",
    "name": "DARC UKW-Winter-Fieldday",
    "sponsor": "DARC",
    "sponsor_home": "https://www.darc.de/",
    "country": "DE",
    "summary": "Germany's winter portable VHF-through-microwave day: two sessions, microwaves on Saturday and 70cm/2m on Sunday.",
    "modes": [
      "CW",
      "SSB",
      "FM"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "2m",
      "70cm",
      "23cm",
      "13cm"
    ],
    "exchange": "RS(T) + serial number from 001 per band + 6-character locator",
    "power_categories": [],
    "log_format": "EDI",
    "log_deadline_days": null,
    "log_submit_url": "",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
    "eligibility": {
      "scope": "entity_list",
      "entities": [
        "DL"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "'Teilnahmeberechtigt sind alle von einem Stationsstandort auf dem Staatsgebiet der Bundesrepublik Deutschland aus operierenden Amateurfunkstationen' -- stations in Germany enter; others may be worked."
    },
    "active_from": null,
    "active_until": null,
    "note": "DATES ARE STATED PER EDITION; THE SPONSOR PUBLISHES NO RECURRENCE RULE. Only the dates the sponsor has actually published are encoded (2026-02-07, 2026-02-08); a year it has not announced yields nothing rather than a guess. If a stated rule turns up, this record upgrades from manual. Only the 2026 Ausschreibung was read; earlier DARC years were not checked.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ukw/tnukwcontest007/tnukwcontest0070/",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-10-15",
    "source_note": "darc.de UKW contest pages (index https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ukw/ukw-conteste/ 'Termine DARC UKW Conteste 2026'): Sat 2026-02-07 09:00-10:59 UTC on 1.3 GHz and 11:00-13:29 on 2.3/3.4/5.7 GHz; Sun 2026-02-08 09:00-10:59 on 435 MHz and 11:00-12:59 on 145 MHz. Log deadline 2026-02-15. Classes: Single Operator, Trainee, Checklog (portable stations, /p). Read 2026-10-15."
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "Dates set by the sponsor each year (no derivable rule)",
    "raw": {
      "type": "manual",
      "dates": {
        "2026": [
          {
            "date": "2026-02-07",
            "start": "0900",
            "end": "1329"
          },
          {
            "date": "2026-02-08",
            "start": "0900",
            "end": "1259"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "0900"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1329"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
  "next": []
}