{
  "contest": {
    "id": "paccdigi",
    "name": "PACCdigi Contest",
    "sponsor": "VERON",
    "sponsor_home": "https://veron.nl/",
    "country": "NL",
    "summary": "VERON's digital-modes companion to the PACC: 24 hours in April, RTTY and FT4/FT8 scored as separate mode categories, Dutch stations sending a province code.",
    "modes": [
      "RTTY",
      "FT8/FT4"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "160m",
      "80m",
      "40m",
      "20m",
      "15m",
      "10m"
    ],
    "exchange": "Dutch stations send a signal report (RST) + their two-letter province abbreviation; the rest of the world sends RST + a serial number starting at 001.",
    "power_categories": [
      {
        "name": "High Power",
        "max_watts": 400
      },
      {
        "name": "Low Power",
        "max_watts": 100
      },
      {
        "name": "QRP",
        "max_watts": 5
      }
    ],
    "log_format": "Cabrillo",
    "log_deadline_days": null,
    "log_submit_url": "",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
    "eligibility": {
      "scope": "worldwide",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "The rules split scoring between 'Ned. stations' and 'Rest van de wereld', so entry is open worldwide with Dutch stations as the target."
    },
    "active_from": null,
    "active_until": null,
    "note": "MANUAL, DELIBERATELY: VERON publishes two dated editions and no recurrence rule -- unlike the PACC, whose page says 'het tweede volle weekend van februari' in so many words. Both published dates happen to be the third Saturday of April, but VERON never says so, so no ordinal is asserted and the record ends after 2027 rather than guessing. log_deadline_days is unset for the same reason as agcw-hnyc: 'voor 26 april 2026 23:59 UTC' is a fixed calendar instant, not an interval. It happens to be seven days after the end date, but VERON does not say seven days.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/traffic-bureau/hf-contesten/paccdigi-contest/",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-18",
    "source_note": "veron.nl (PACCdigi contest page, Dutch): '18 april 2026 van 12:00 UTC tot 19 april 2026 11:59 UTC' and, for the next edition, '17 april 2027 12:00 UTC tot 18 april 2027 11:59 UTC'. Rules PDF (regels-NL-2026.pdf, Dutch only), 2.1 Modes: 'Er wordt gewerkt in twee verschillende mode-categorieen: RTTY en FT4/FT8'. 3.1 Frequentiebanden en segmenten: 'De contest vindt plaats op 160M, 80M, 40M, 20M, 15M, 10M'. 6.1: 'Ned. stations: signaal rapport (RST) + Provincie (2 letter afkoring) GR,NB etc / Rest van de wereld: RST + serialnummer startend met 001'. Power: 'High Power: niet meer dan 400 watt / Low Power: 100 watt / QRP: 5 watt'. 12.1: 'Logs moeten voor 26 april 2026 23:59 UTC worden aangeleverd.'"
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "Dates set by the sponsor each year (no derivable rule)",
    "raw": {
      "type": "manual",
      "dates": {
        "2026": [
          "2026-04-18"
        ],
        "2027": [
          "2027-04-17"
        ]
      }
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1200"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 1,
      "time": "1159"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
  "next": [
    {
      "contest_id": "paccdigi",
      "name": "PACCdigi Contest",
      "start": "2027-04-17T12:00:00Z",
      "end": "2027-04-18T11:59:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 23.98,
      "modes": [
        "RTTY",
        "FT8/FT4"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "",
      "sponsor": "VERON",
      "rules_url": "https://veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/traffic-bureau/hf-contesten/paccdigi-contest/",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "MANUAL, DELIBERATELY: VERON publishes two dated editions and no recurrence rule -- unlike the PACC, whose page says 'het tweede volle weekend van februari' in so many words. Both published dates happen to be the third Saturday of April, but VERON never says so, so no ordinal is asserted and the record ends after 2027 rather than guessing. log_deadline_days is unset for the same reason as agcw-hnyc: 'voor 26 april 2026 23:59 UTC' is a fixed calendar instant, not an interval. It happens to be seven days after the end date, but VERON does not say seven days.",
      "exchange": "Dutch stations send a signal report (RST) + their two-letter province abbreviation; the rest of the world sends RST + a serial number starting at 001.",
      "country": "NL",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-18",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": null,
      "uid": "paccdigi-20270417T1200@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2027-04-17",
      "mode_families": [
        "RTTY",
        "Digital",
        "FT8/FT4"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "12-24"
    }
  ]
}