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    "id": "hammies-qso-party",
    "name": "Hammies QSO Party",
    "sponsor": "Hammies Amateur Radio Club",
    "sponsor_home": "https://mysarl.org.za/contest-resources/",
    "country": "ZA",
    "summary": "An hour of phone on 40 m for the Hammies club, on the second Sunday of June, with an emphasis on ZU novice stations.",
    "modes": [
      "SSB"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "40m"
    ],
    "exchange": "RS and the provincial abbreviation; stations outside South Africa send DX.",
    "power_categories": [
      {
        "name": "20 dBW maximum",
        "max_watts": 100
      }
    ],
    "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, 'Hammies QSO Party': 'This is a fun activity to promote contacts between Hammies and radio amateurs in Southern African countries with an emphasis on ZU stations.' '2. Date and Time 14:00 to 15:00 UTC 2nd Sunday of June - 14 June 2026' Frequency and mode: '4.1. A phone contest on the 40-meter band - 7 063 to 7 100 and 7 130 to 7 200 kHz. 4.2. 7 100 to 7 130 kHz is contest free.' Exchange: '3.1. The exchange is RS and provincial abbreviation, DX for all stations outside South Africa.' '3.3. Maximum RF power not to exceed 20dBW.' Sponsor Club - Hammies Amateur Radio Club."
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "Second Sunday of June",
    "raw": {
      "type": "nth_weekday",
      "month": 6,
      "n": 2,
      "weekday": 6
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1400"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1500"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
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      "start": "2027-06-13T14:00:00Z",
      "end": "2027-06-13T15:00:00Z",
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      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
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      "duration_hours": 1,
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      "bands_note": "A phone contest on 40 m: 7 063-7 100 and 7 130-7 200 kHz. 7 100-7 130 kHz is contest free.",
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      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-SARL-Contest-Manual-Version-1.1-2025-12-15.pdf",
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      "rules_url_archived": "",
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      "works": "everyone",
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      "log_due": null,
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      "start_date": "2027-06-13",
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      "contest_id": "hammies-qso-party",
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      "start": "2028-06-11T14:00:00Z",
      "end": "2028-06-11T15:00:00Z",
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      "contest_id": "hammies-qso-party",
      "name": "Hammies QSO Party",
      "start": "2029-06-10T14:00:00Z",
      "end": "2029-06-10T15:00:00Z",
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      "sponsor": "Hammies Amateur Radio Club",
      "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.",
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      "start": "2030-06-09T14:00:00Z",
      "end": "2030-06-09T15:00:00Z",
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      "sponsor": "Hammies Amateur Radio Club",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-SARL-Contest-Manual-Version-1.1-2025-12-15.pdf",
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      "rules_url_archived": "",
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      "eligibility_reason": "",
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