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    "id": "fists-sprint-summer-sat",
    "name": "FISTS Summer Saturday Sprint",
    "sponsor": "FISTS CW Club (Americas Chapter)",
    "sponsor_home": "https://www.fistsna.org/",
    "country": "US",
    "summary": "24-hour CW sprint for FISTS members and non-members alike. Speed-matching is encouraged rather than raw rate.",
    "modes": [
      "CW"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "80m",
      "40m",
      "20m",
      "15m",
      "10m"
    ],
    "exchange": "Members: RST + state/province/country + first name + FISTS number. Non-members: RST + state/province/country + first name + power output.",
    "power_categories": [],
    "log_format": "",
    "log_deadline_days": null,
    "log_submit_url": "",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
    "eligibility": {
      "scope": "worldwide",
      "verified": true,
      "practical": "Every QSO needs a FISTS member on one end: 'At least one of the two stations in each QSO must be a FISTS member. This means FISTS members can work anyone and Non-FISTS can only work FISTS members.'",
      "note": "fistsna.org: 'Any properly licensed amateur radio operator, FISTS member or non-member is invited to take part in the event.'"
    },
    "active_from": null,
    "active_until": 2025,
    "note": "SUSPENDED FROM 2026. fistsna.org: 'Sprints will NOT continue in 2026 due to a lack of sufficiant participation.' The recurrence rule below is verified and correct for 2025 and earlier; active_until keeps the record in the catalog without generating dates that will not happen. Remove active_until if FISTS restarts the series.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://www.fistsna.org/operating.php",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-12",
    "source_note": "fistsna.org Operating > Sprints, DATES AND TIMES: 'Second Saturday in August'. 'All Sprint times are 0000 to 2359 UTC.' BANDS: 'Operation is limited to the following amateur bands: 3.5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 MHz amateur bands.' Same page: 'Sprints will NOT continue in 2026 due to a lack of sufficiant participation.'"
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "Second Saturday of August",
    "raw": {
      "type": "nth_weekday",
      "month": 8,
      "n": 2,
      "weekday": 5
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "0000"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "2359"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
  "next": []
}