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    "id": "sarl-national-field-day",
    "name": "SARL National Field Day",
    "sponsor": "SARL",
    "sponsor_home": "https://mysarl.org.za/",
    "country": "ZA",
    "summary": "South Africa's field day, run twice a year over the second March weekend and the first September weekend: 26 hours on six HF bands, scored on contacts into the SADC region.",
    "modes": [
      "SSB",
      "CW"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "160m",
      "80m",
      "40m",
      "20m",
      "15m",
      "10m"
    ],
    "exchange": "A contest-specific exchange; phone and CW on one band count as separate bands and a station may be worked once per band per mode.",
    "power_categories": [],
    "log_format": "ADIF, Cabrillo or MS Excel",
    "log_deadline_days": 5,
    "log_submit_url": "",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
    "eligibility": {
      "scope": "worldwide",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "The focus is SADC: 'QSOs with stations outside the SADC region score less points' -- fewer points, not no entry."
    },
    "active_from": null,
    "active_until": null,
    "note": "Two legs a year off ONE record, because both share a start and end offset -- 0800 UTC Saturday to 1000 UTC Sunday -- and differ only in which weekend they anchor to. SARL states both readings itself, weekend AND date, and both agree for 2026. log_deadline_days is 5, which is the right DAY and not the right hour: SARL states 'by 21:59 UTC on Friday', and the contest ends at 10:00 UTC on the Sunday five days before, so the engine's derived log_due lands at 17:00 rather than 21:59. The day is exact in every year because both ends are tied to the same Sunday. The five hours are recorded here rather than papered over.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-The-SARL-National-Field-Day-v1.1.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, 'The SARL National Field Day': '2.1. 08:00 UTC on Saturday 14 March to 10:00 UTC on Sunday 15 March 2026 (2nd full weekend of March)' and '2.2. 08:00 UTC on Saturday 5 September to 10:00 UTC on Sunday 6 September 2026 (1st full weekend of September)'. Bands: '3.1. 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m.' Modes: '3.4. The modes that may be used are Phone and CW.' Logs: '10.1. Logs in ADIF or Cabrillo with a summary sheet or MS Excel shall be submitted by 21:59 UTC on Friday 20 March and Friday 11 September 2026.' Checked against SARL's own published dates as well as its rules: SARL publishes SARL-Contests-2026-Calendar.ics on the same page, whose times carry TZID=\"South Africa Standard Time\" (a fixed +0200, no DST -- its own X-CALSTART confirms 09:00 local as 07:00Z). That calendar is an independent second source for every date encoded here."
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "Second full weekend of March, and First full weekend of September",
    "raw": {
      "type": "composite",
      "rules": [
        {
          "type": "nth_full_weekend",
          "month": 3,
          "n": 2
        },
        {
          "type": "nth_full_weekend",
          "month": 9,
          "n": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "0800"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 1,
      "time": "1000"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
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      "contest_id": "sarl-national-field-day",
      "name": "SARL National Field Day",
      "start": "2027-03-13T08:00:00Z",
      "end": "2027-03-14T10:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 26,
      "modes": [
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        "CW"
      ],
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      "bands": [
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        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m, excluding the 60, 30, 17 and 12 m bands. The segments 7 100-7 130 and 3 651-3 699 kHz are contest free.",
      "sponsor": "SARL",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-The-SARL-National-Field-Day-v1.1.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Two legs a year off ONE record, because both share a start and end offset -- 0800 UTC Saturday to 1000 UTC Sunday -- and differ only in which weekend they anchor to. SARL states both readings itself, weekend AND date, and both agree for 2026. log_deadline_days is 5, which is the right DAY and not the right hour: SARL states 'by 21:59 UTC on Friday', and the contest ends at 10:00 UTC on the Sunday five days before, so the engine's derived log_due lands at 17:00 rather than 21:59. The day is exact in every year because both ends are tied to the same Sunday. The five hours are recorded here rather than papered over.",
      "exchange": "A contest-specific exchange; phone and CW on one band count as separate bands and a station may be worked once per band per mode.",
      "country": "ZA",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2027-03-19T10:00:00Z",
      "uid": "sarl-national-field-day-20270313T0800@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2027-03-13",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
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    {
      "contest_id": "sarl-national-field-day",
      "name": "SARL National Field Day",
      "start": "2027-09-04T08:00:00Z",
      "end": "2027-09-05T10:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 26,
      "modes": [
        "SSB",
        "CW"
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        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m, excluding the 60, 30, 17 and 12 m bands. The segments 7 100-7 130 and 3 651-3 699 kHz are contest free.",
      "sponsor": "SARL",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-The-SARL-National-Field-Day-v1.1.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Two legs a year off ONE record, because both share a start and end offset -- 0800 UTC Saturday to 1000 UTC Sunday -- and differ only in which weekend they anchor to. SARL states both readings itself, weekend AND date, and both agree for 2026. log_deadline_days is 5, which is the right DAY and not the right hour: SARL states 'by 21:59 UTC on Friday', and the contest ends at 10:00 UTC on the Sunday five days before, so the engine's derived log_due lands at 17:00 rather than 21:59. The day is exact in every year because both ends are tied to the same Sunday. The five hours are recorded here rather than papered over.",
      "exchange": "A contest-specific exchange; phone and CW on one band count as separate bands and a station may be worked once per band per mode.",
      "country": "ZA",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2027-09-10T10:00:00Z",
      "uid": "sarl-national-field-day-20270904T0800@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2027-09-04",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
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    {
      "contest_id": "sarl-national-field-day",
      "name": "SARL National Field Day",
      "start": "2028-03-11T08:00:00Z",
      "end": "2028-03-12T10:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 26,
      "modes": [
        "SSB",
        "CW"
      ],
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      "bands": [
        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m, excluding the 60, 30, 17 and 12 m bands. The segments 7 100-7 130 and 3 651-3 699 kHz are contest free.",
      "sponsor": "SARL",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-The-SARL-National-Field-Day-v1.1.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Two legs a year off ONE record, because both share a start and end offset -- 0800 UTC Saturday to 1000 UTC Sunday -- and differ only in which weekend they anchor to. SARL states both readings itself, weekend AND date, and both agree for 2026. log_deadline_days is 5, which is the right DAY and not the right hour: SARL states 'by 21:59 UTC on Friday', and the contest ends at 10:00 UTC on the Sunday five days before, so the engine's derived log_due lands at 17:00 rather than 21:59. The day is exact in every year because both ends are tied to the same Sunday. The five hours are recorded here rather than papered over.",
      "exchange": "A contest-specific exchange; phone and CW on one band count as separate bands and a station may be worked once per band per mode.",
      "country": "ZA",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2028-03-17T10:00:00Z",
      "uid": "sarl-national-field-day-20280311T0800@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2028-03-11",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "sarl-national-field-day",
      "name": "SARL National Field Day",
      "start": "2028-09-02T08:00:00Z",
      "end": "2028-09-03T10:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 26,
      "modes": [
        "SSB",
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m, excluding the 60, 30, 17 and 12 m bands. The segments 7 100-7 130 and 3 651-3 699 kHz are contest free.",
      "sponsor": "SARL",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-The-SARL-National-Field-Day-v1.1.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Two legs a year off ONE record, because both share a start and end offset -- 0800 UTC Saturday to 1000 UTC Sunday -- and differ only in which weekend they anchor to. SARL states both readings itself, weekend AND date, and both agree for 2026. log_deadline_days is 5, which is the right DAY and not the right hour: SARL states 'by 21:59 UTC on Friday', and the contest ends at 10:00 UTC on the Sunday five days before, so the engine's derived log_due lands at 17:00 rather than 21:59. The day is exact in every year because both ends are tied to the same Sunday. The five hours are recorded here rather than papered over.",
      "exchange": "A contest-specific exchange; phone and CW on one band count as separate bands and a station may be worked once per band per mode.",
      "country": "ZA",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2028-09-08T10:00:00Z",
      "uid": "sarl-national-field-day-20280902T0800@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2028-09-02",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW",
        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "160m",
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
    },
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      "contest_id": "sarl-national-field-day",
      "name": "SARL National Field Day",
      "start": "2029-03-10T08:00:00Z",
      "end": "2029-03-11T10:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 26,
      "modes": [
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        "CW"
      ],
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      "bands": [
        "160m",
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        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m, excluding the 60, 30, 17 and 12 m bands. The segments 7 100-7 130 and 3 651-3 699 kHz are contest free.",
      "sponsor": "SARL",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-The-SARL-National-Field-Day-v1.1.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Two legs a year off ONE record, because both share a start and end offset -- 0800 UTC Saturday to 1000 UTC Sunday -- and differ only in which weekend they anchor to. SARL states both readings itself, weekend AND date, and both agree for 2026. log_deadline_days is 5, which is the right DAY and not the right hour: SARL states 'by 21:59 UTC on Friday', and the contest ends at 10:00 UTC on the Sunday five days before, so the engine's derived log_due lands at 17:00 rather than 21:59. The day is exact in every year because both ends are tied to the same Sunday. The five hours are recorded here rather than papered over.",
      "exchange": "A contest-specific exchange; phone and CW on one band count as separate bands and a station may be worked once per band per mode.",
      "country": "ZA",
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      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2029-03-16T10:00:00Z",
      "uid": "sarl-national-field-day-20290310T0800@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2029-03-10",
      "mode_families": [
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        "SSB"
      ],
      "band_families": [
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        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
    },
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      "contest_id": "sarl-national-field-day",
      "name": "SARL National Field Day",
      "start": "2029-09-01T08:00:00Z",
      "end": "2029-09-02T10:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 26,
      "modes": [
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        "CW"
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      "bands": [
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        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
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      ],
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      "sponsor": "SARL",
      "rules_url": "https://mysarl.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-The-SARL-National-Field-Day-v1.1.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Two legs a year off ONE record, because both share a start and end offset -- 0800 UTC Saturday to 1000 UTC Sunday -- and differ only in which weekend they anchor to. SARL states both readings itself, weekend AND date, and both agree for 2026. log_deadline_days is 5, which is the right DAY and not the right hour: SARL states 'by 21:59 UTC on Friday', and the contest ends at 10:00 UTC on the Sunday five days before, so the engine's derived log_due lands at 17:00 rather than 21:59. The day is exact in every year because both ends are tied to the same Sunday. The five hours are recorded here rather than papered over.",
      "exchange": "A contest-specific exchange; phone and CW on one band count as separate bands and a station may be worked once per band per mode.",
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      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2029-09-07T10:00:00Z",
      "uid": "sarl-national-field-day-20290901T0800@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2029-09-01",
      "mode_families": [
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      ],
      "band_families": [
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        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
    }
  ]
}