{
  "contest": {
    "id": "frr-yo-dx-hf",
    "name": "YO DX HF Contest",
    "sponsor": "FRR",
    "sponsor_home": "https://www.hamradio.ro/",
    "country": "RO",
    "summary": "Romania's DX contest over the fourth full weekend of August. YO counties are the multiplier, and YO-to-YO contacts score nothing at all.",
    "modes": [
      "CW",
      "SSB"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "80m",
      "40m",
      "20m",
      "15m",
      "10m"
    ],
    "exchange": "Stations outside Romania send RS(T) and a serial from 001; YO stations send RS(T) and their county abbreviation.",
    "power_categories": [],
    "log_format": "Cabrillo",
    "log_deadline_days": 7,
    "log_submit_url": "",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
    "eligibility": {
      "scope": "worldwide",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "The rules give exchanges and point values for stations inside and outside Romania and set no entry restriction."
    },
    "active_from": null,
    "active_until": null,
    "note": "August 2026 is the year that separates the readings: 1 August is a Saturday, so the month has five full weekends (1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30) and the fourth is 22-23 August while the last is 29-30. The organisers' own 2026 announcement says 22-23, which is the fourth. CONTRADICTION, recorded not reconciled: an older FRR rules PDF on hamradio.ro says 'Ultimul weekend intreg al lunii August' (the LAST full weekend of August), which would give 29-30. The current yodx.ro rules and FRR's own 2026 announcement agree on the fourth, so that is what is encoded. Observation: the Romanian page leaks '[cite: 9]' markers into its text, which suggests it was assembled by a tool; the wording still matches the English edition.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://www.yodx.ro/rules.php",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
    "source_note": "yodx.ro/rules.php, the Romanian Radio Amateur Federation's own rules. English edition, '3. Date and Time: The contest is held during the fourth full weekend of August: Saturday 12:00:00 UTC - Sunday 11:59:59 UTC (24 hours).' Romanian edition: 'Al patrulea weekend intreg al lunii August: / Sambata 12:00:00 UTC - Duminica 11:59:59 UTC (24 de ore in total).' 4.1 restricts operation to 3.5-28 MHz excluding the WARC bands. 5.1: non-YO stations send RS(T) and a serial from 001; 5.2.1: YO stations send RS(T) and their county. 6: 8 points for a YO station, 4 to another continent, 2 within one's own continent, 1 within one's own DXCC entity, and YO-YO contacts score 0. 12.1: 'All logs must be submitted to the contest organizers within 7 (seven) days from the end of the competition.' Cabrillo to logs@yodx.ro. Second source, published separately by the organisers on yodx.ro: '22-23 August 2026, de sambata de la 12:00:00 UTC pana duminica la 11:59:59 UTC.'"
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "Fourth full weekend of August",
    "raw": {
      "type": "nth_full_weekend",
      "month": 8,
      "n": 4
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1200"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 1,
      "time": "1159"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
  "next": [
    {
      "contest_id": "frr-yo-dx-hf",
      "name": "YO DX HF Contest",
      "start": "2027-08-28T12:00:00Z",
      "end": "2027-08-29T11:59:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 23.98,
      "modes": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "3.5-28 MHz, WARC bands excluded.",
      "sponsor": "FRR",
      "rules_url": "https://www.yodx.ro/rules.php",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "August 2026 is the year that separates the readings: 1 August is a Saturday, so the month has five full weekends (1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30) and the fourth is 22-23 August while the last is 29-30. The organisers' own 2026 announcement says 22-23, which is the fourth. CONTRADICTION, recorded not reconciled: an older FRR rules PDF on hamradio.ro says 'Ultimul weekend intreg al lunii August' (the LAST full weekend of August), which would give 29-30. The current yodx.ro rules and FRR's own 2026 announcement agree on the fourth, so that is what is encoded. Observation: the Romanian page leaks '[cite: 9]' markers into its text, which suggests it was assembled by a tool; the wording still matches the English edition.",
      "exchange": "Stations outside Romania send RS(T) and a serial from 001; YO stations send RS(T) and their county abbreviation.",
      "country": "RO",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2027-09-05T11:59:00Z",
      "uid": "frr-yo-dx-hf-20270828T1200@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2027-08-28",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "12-24"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "frr-yo-dx-hf",
      "name": "YO DX HF Contest",
      "start": "2028-08-26T12:00:00Z",
      "end": "2028-08-27T11:59:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 23.98,
      "modes": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "3.5-28 MHz, WARC bands excluded.",
      "sponsor": "FRR",
      "rules_url": "https://www.yodx.ro/rules.php",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "August 2026 is the year that separates the readings: 1 August is a Saturday, so the month has five full weekends (1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30) and the fourth is 22-23 August while the last is 29-30. The organisers' own 2026 announcement says 22-23, which is the fourth. CONTRADICTION, recorded not reconciled: an older FRR rules PDF on hamradio.ro says 'Ultimul weekend intreg al lunii August' (the LAST full weekend of August), which would give 29-30. The current yodx.ro rules and FRR's own 2026 announcement agree on the fourth, so that is what is encoded. Observation: the Romanian page leaks '[cite: 9]' markers into its text, which suggests it was assembled by a tool; the wording still matches the English edition.",
      "exchange": "Stations outside Romania send RS(T) and a serial from 001; YO stations send RS(T) and their county abbreviation.",
      "country": "RO",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2028-09-03T11:59:00Z",
      "uid": "frr-yo-dx-hf-20280826T1200@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2028-08-26",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "12-24"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "frr-yo-dx-hf",
      "name": "YO DX HF Contest",
      "start": "2029-08-25T12:00:00Z",
      "end": "2029-08-26T11:59:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 23.98,
      "modes": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "3.5-28 MHz, WARC bands excluded.",
      "sponsor": "FRR",
      "rules_url": "https://www.yodx.ro/rules.php",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "August 2026 is the year that separates the readings: 1 August is a Saturday, so the month has five full weekends (1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30) and the fourth is 22-23 August while the last is 29-30. The organisers' own 2026 announcement says 22-23, which is the fourth. CONTRADICTION, recorded not reconciled: an older FRR rules PDF on hamradio.ro says 'Ultimul weekend intreg al lunii August' (the LAST full weekend of August), which would give 29-30. The current yodx.ro rules and FRR's own 2026 announcement agree on the fourth, so that is what is encoded. Observation: the Romanian page leaks '[cite: 9]' markers into its text, which suggests it was assembled by a tool; the wording still matches the English edition.",
      "exchange": "Stations outside Romania send RS(T) and a serial from 001; YO stations send RS(T) and their county abbreviation.",
      "country": "RO",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2029-09-02T11:59:00Z",
      "uid": "frr-yo-dx-hf-20290825T1200@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2029-08-25",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "12-24"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "frr-yo-dx-hf",
      "name": "YO DX HF Contest",
      "start": "2030-08-24T12:00:00Z",
      "end": "2030-08-25T11:59:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 23.98,
      "modes": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "3.5-28 MHz, WARC bands excluded.",
      "sponsor": "FRR",
      "rules_url": "https://www.yodx.ro/rules.php",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "August 2026 is the year that separates the readings: 1 August is a Saturday, so the month has five full weekends (1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30) and the fourth is 22-23 August while the last is 29-30. The organisers' own 2026 announcement says 22-23, which is the fourth. CONTRADICTION, recorded not reconciled: an older FRR rules PDF on hamradio.ro says 'Ultimul weekend intreg al lunii August' (the LAST full weekend of August), which would give 29-30. The current yodx.ro rules and FRR's own 2026 announcement agree on the fourth, so that is what is encoded. Observation: the Romanian page leaks '[cite: 9]' markers into its text, which suggests it was assembled by a tool; the wording still matches the English edition.",
      "exchange": "Stations outside Romania send RS(T) and a serial from 001; YO stations send RS(T) and their county abbreviation.",
      "country": "RO",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2030-09-01T11:59:00Z",
      "uid": "frr-yo-dx-hf-20300824T1200@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2030-08-24",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "12-24"
    }
  ]
}