{
  "contest": {
    "id": "lrmd-vytautas-magnus",
    "name": "Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)",
    "sponsor": "LRMD",
    "sponsor_home": "https://lrmd.lt/",
    "country": "LT",
    "summary": "Lithuania's New Year hour on 80m and 2m: locators are the multiplier, logs are due within 24 hours, and 100 W is the ceiling for everyone.",
    "modes": [
      "CW",
      "SSB",
      "FM"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "80m",
      "2m"
    ],
    "exchange": "RS(T), a serial number from 001 and a six-character WW locator.",
    "power_categories": [
      {
        "name": "All entrants",
        "max_watts": 100
      }
    ],
    "log_format": "LYtest",
    "log_deadline_days": 1,
    "log_submit_url": "",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
    "eligibility": {
      "scope": "worldwide",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "'Dalyvauti gali visi licencijuoti Lietuvos ir uzsienio radijo megejai (isskyrus Rusija ir Baltarusija)' -- all licensed Lithuanian and foreign amateurs, except those from Russia and Belarus."
    },
    "active_from": null,
    "active_until": null,
    "note": "Encoded as the first Sunday in January, which gives 4 January 2026 -- the date LRMD prints. CAVEAT: LRMD's two wordings diverge in the years when 1 January is itself a Sunday. 'The first Sunday AFTER New Year's Day' would then be the 8th, while the first Sunday IN January is the 1st. No such year has been published by LRMD, so neither reading can be tested against a sponsor date; the first-Sunday reading is encoded and the divergence recorded rather than resolved. FM is in submodes because it is not in the catalog's mode vocabulary.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://lrmd.lt/vmc/",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
    "source_note": "lrmd.lt/vmc/, the Lietuvos radijo megeju draugija's own rules. 'Varzybos vyksta kiekvienais metais pirma sekmadieni po Nauju metu, 0700-0759 UTC. Artimiausia data: 2026-01-04, 0900-0959 LST.' The English text on the same page: 'The contest takes place annually on the first Sunday after New Year's Day, from 0700 to 0759 UTC.' Modes 'CW, SSB, FM'; bands 80 m (3510-3600 CW, 3600-3700 SSB) and 2 m (144.050 CW, 144.300 SSB, 145.500 FM). 'Dalyvauti gali visi licencijuoti Lietuvos ir uzsienio radijo megejai (isskyrus Rusija ir Baltarusija)' (all licensed Lithuanian and foreign amateurs may take part, except Russia and Belarus). 'Ne daugiau kaip 100 W.' Exchange: 'RS(T) + rysio eiles numeris nuo 001 + 6 zenklu WW lokatorius'. One point per QSO; the multiplier is distinct WW locators per band. 'Ataskaitas siusti per 24 valandas po varzybu pabaigos' (send logs within 24 hours of the end). Logs to VMC@QRZ.LT in LYtest format; paper logs are not accepted."
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "First Sunday of January",
    "raw": {
      "type": "nth_weekday",
      "month": 1,
      "n": 1,
      "weekday": 6
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "0700"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "0759"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
  "next": [
    {
      "contest_id": "lrmd-vytautas-magnus",
      "name": "Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)",
      "start": "2027-01-03T07:00:00Z",
      "end": "2027-01-03T07:59:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 0.98,
      "modes": [
        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "FM"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "2m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "80m CW 3510-3600 kHz and SSB 3600-3700 kHz; 2m calling frequencies CW 144.050, SSB 144.300 and FM 145.500 MHz.",
      "sponsor": "LRMD",
      "rules_url": "https://lrmd.lt/vmc/",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Encoded as the first Sunday in January, which gives 4 January 2026 -- the date LRMD prints. CAVEAT: LRMD's two wordings diverge in the years when 1 January is itself a Sunday. 'The first Sunday AFTER New Year's Day' would then be the 8th, while the first Sunday IN January is the 1st. No such year has been published by LRMD, so neither reading can be tested against a sponsor date; the first-Sunday reading is encoded and the divergence recorded rather than resolved. FM is in submodes because it is not in the catalog's mode vocabulary.",
      "exchange": "RS(T), a serial number from 001 and a six-character WW locator.",
      "country": "LT",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2027-01-04T07:59:00Z",
      "uid": "lrmd-vytautas-magnus-20270103T0700@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2027-01-03",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "FM"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "VHF+"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "lt2"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "lrmd-vytautas-magnus",
      "name": "Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)",
      "start": "2028-01-02T07:00:00Z",
      "end": "2028-01-02T07:59:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 0.98,
      "modes": [
        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "FM"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "2m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "80m CW 3510-3600 kHz and SSB 3600-3700 kHz; 2m calling frequencies CW 144.050, SSB 144.300 and FM 145.500 MHz.",
      "sponsor": "LRMD",
      "rules_url": "https://lrmd.lt/vmc/",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Encoded as the first Sunday in January, which gives 4 January 2026 -- the date LRMD prints. CAVEAT: LRMD's two wordings diverge in the years when 1 January is itself a Sunday. 'The first Sunday AFTER New Year's Day' would then be the 8th, while the first Sunday IN January is the 1st. No such year has been published by LRMD, so neither reading can be tested against a sponsor date; the first-Sunday reading is encoded and the divergence recorded rather than resolved. FM is in submodes because it is not in the catalog's mode vocabulary.",
      "exchange": "RS(T), a serial number from 001 and a six-character WW locator.",
      "country": "LT",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2028-01-03T07:59:00Z",
      "uid": "lrmd-vytautas-magnus-20280102T0700@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2028-01-02",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "FM"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "VHF+"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "lt2"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "lrmd-vytautas-magnus",
      "name": "Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)",
      "start": "2029-01-07T07:00:00Z",
      "end": "2029-01-07T07:59:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 0.98,
      "modes": [
        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "FM"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "2m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "80m CW 3510-3600 kHz and SSB 3600-3700 kHz; 2m calling frequencies CW 144.050, SSB 144.300 and FM 145.500 MHz.",
      "sponsor": "LRMD",
      "rules_url": "https://lrmd.lt/vmc/",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Encoded as the first Sunday in January, which gives 4 January 2026 -- the date LRMD prints. CAVEAT: LRMD's two wordings diverge in the years when 1 January is itself a Sunday. 'The first Sunday AFTER New Year's Day' would then be the 8th, while the first Sunday IN January is the 1st. No such year has been published by LRMD, so neither reading can be tested against a sponsor date; the first-Sunday reading is encoded and the divergence recorded rather than resolved. FM is in submodes because it is not in the catalog's mode vocabulary.",
      "exchange": "RS(T), a serial number from 001 and a six-character WW locator.",
      "country": "LT",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2029-01-08T07:59:00Z",
      "uid": "lrmd-vytautas-magnus-20290107T0700@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2029-01-07",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "FM"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "VHF+"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "lt2"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "lrmd-vytautas-magnus",
      "name": "Vytautas Magnus Contest (VMC)",
      "start": "2030-01-06T07:00:00Z",
      "end": "2030-01-06T07:59:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 0.98,
      "modes": [
        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "FM"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "2m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "80m CW 3510-3600 kHz and SSB 3600-3700 kHz; 2m calling frequencies CW 144.050, SSB 144.300 and FM 145.500 MHz.",
      "sponsor": "LRMD",
      "rules_url": "https://lrmd.lt/vmc/",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Encoded as the first Sunday in January, which gives 4 January 2026 -- the date LRMD prints. CAVEAT: LRMD's two wordings diverge in the years when 1 January is itself a Sunday. 'The first Sunday AFTER New Year's Day' would then be the 8th, while the first Sunday IN January is the 1st. No such year has been published by LRMD, so neither reading can be tested against a sponsor date; the first-Sunday reading is encoded and the divergence recorded rather than resolved. FM is in submodes because it is not in the catalog's mode vocabulary.",
      "exchange": "RS(T), a serial number from 001 and a six-character WW locator.",
      "country": "LT",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2030-01-07T07:59:00Z",
      "uid": "lrmd-vytautas-magnus-20300106T0700@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2030-01-06",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB",
        "FM"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "VHF+"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "lt2"
    }
  ]
}