{
  "contest": {
    "id": "uba-dx-cw",
    "name": "UBA DX Contest, CW",
    "sponsor": "UBA",
    "sponsor_home": "https://www.uba.be/",
    "country": "BE",
    "summary": "Belgium's national DX contest, CW leg: 24 hours from 1300 UTC on the last Saturday of February, with UBA section abbreviations as multipliers.",
    "modes": [
      "CW"
    ],
    "bands": [
      "80m",
      "40m",
      "20m",
      "15m",
      "10m"
    ],
    "exchange": "Stations on Belgian territory send RS(T) + serial number starting with 001 + the abbreviation of their UBA section (e.g. 59001 ACC); non-members send XXX and the national stations send UBA. Stations outside Belgium send RS(T) + serial number starting from 001.",
    "power_categories": [
      {
        "name": "High Power",
        "max_watts": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Low Power",
        "max_watts": 100
      },
      {
        "name": "QRP",
        "max_watts": 5
      }
    ],
    "log_format": "Cabrillo",
    "log_deadline_days": 7,
    "log_submit_url": "https://contestupload.uba.be/",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
    "eligibility": {
      "scope": "worldwide",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Categories exist for 'Stations with QTH in Belgium' and 'Stations with QTH outside Belgium'. UBA adds a standing exclusion: 'until further notice, radio amateurs from the Russian Federation and Belarus will be excluded from participation.'"
    },
    "active_from": null,
    "active_until": null,
    "note": "LAST SATURDAY, NOT LAST FULL WEEKEND, and UBA's own 2026 dates are what settle it: 31 January 2026 is a Saturday and 1 February is a Sunday, so the last full weekend of January 2026 would be 24-25 January. UBA published 31 January - 1 February, which only the last-Saturday reading produces. The QRP figure recorded here is the SSB one; UBA's rule is 'QRP SSB maximum 10 Watts output, CW maximum 5 Watts output.' The stated deadline instants (SSB 8 February 23:59 UTC, CW 8 March 23:59 UTC) are the right dates for a 7-day interval but 23:59 rather than the 13:00 that end-plus-7-days gives; the interval is what UBA states as the rule, so it is what is encoded.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-18",
    "source_note": "uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest, 'UBA DX Contest 2026', 2 - Periods: 'CW - February 28 - March 1, 2026 (starts every year on the last Saturday of February).' and 'From 13:00 UTC on Saturday to 13:00 UTC on Sunday.' 4 - Bands: 'Bands to be used: 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters.' Power: 'High Power more than 100 Watts output. Low Power maximum 100 Watts output. QRP SSB maximum 10 Watts output, CW maximum 5 Watts output.' Deadline: 'The deadline for submitting logs is 7 days. For SSB 8 February 23:59 UTC / For CW 8 March 23:59 UTC'."
  },
  "rule": {
    "plain": "Last Saturday of February",
    "raw": {
      "type": "nth_weekday",
      "month": 2,
      "n": -1,
      "weekday": 5
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1300"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 1,
      "time": "1300"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
  "next": [
    {
      "contest_id": "uba-dx-cw",
      "name": "UBA DX Contest, CW",
      "start": "2027-02-27T13:00:00Z",
      "end": "2027-02-28T13:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 24,
      "modes": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "",
      "sponsor": "UBA",
      "rules_url": "https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "LAST SATURDAY, NOT LAST FULL WEEKEND, and UBA's own 2026 dates are what settle it: 31 January 2026 is a Saturday and 1 February is a Sunday, so the last full weekend of January 2026 would be 24-25 January. UBA published 31 January - 1 February, which only the last-Saturday reading produces. The QRP figure recorded here is the SSB one; UBA's rule is 'QRP SSB maximum 10 Watts output, CW maximum 5 Watts output.' The stated deadline instants (SSB 8 February 23:59 UTC, CW 8 March 23:59 UTC) are the right dates for a 7-day interval but 23:59 rather than the 13:00 that end-plus-7-days gives; the interval is what UBA states as the rule, so it is what is encoded.",
      "exchange": "Stations on Belgian territory send RS(T) + serial number starting with 001 + the abbreviation of their UBA section (e.g. 59001 ACC); non-members send XXX and the national stations send UBA. Stations outside Belgium send RS(T) + serial number starting from 001.",
      "country": "BE",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-18",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2027-03-07T13:00:00Z",
      "uid": "uba-dx-cw-20270227T1300@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2027-02-27",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "uba-dx-cw",
      "name": "UBA DX Contest, CW",
      "start": "2028-02-26T13:00:00Z",
      "end": "2028-02-27T13:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 24,
      "modes": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "",
      "sponsor": "UBA",
      "rules_url": "https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "LAST SATURDAY, NOT LAST FULL WEEKEND, and UBA's own 2026 dates are what settle it: 31 January 2026 is a Saturday and 1 February is a Sunday, so the last full weekend of January 2026 would be 24-25 January. UBA published 31 January - 1 February, which only the last-Saturday reading produces. The QRP figure recorded here is the SSB one; UBA's rule is 'QRP SSB maximum 10 Watts output, CW maximum 5 Watts output.' The stated deadline instants (SSB 8 February 23:59 UTC, CW 8 March 23:59 UTC) are the right dates for a 7-day interval but 23:59 rather than the 13:00 that end-plus-7-days gives; the interval is what UBA states as the rule, so it is what is encoded.",
      "exchange": "Stations on Belgian territory send RS(T) + serial number starting with 001 + the abbreviation of their UBA section (e.g. 59001 ACC); non-members send XXX and the national stations send UBA. Stations outside Belgium send RS(T) + serial number starting from 001.",
      "country": "BE",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-18",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2028-03-05T13:00:00Z",
      "uid": "uba-dx-cw-20280226T1300@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2028-02-26",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "uba-dx-cw",
      "name": "UBA DX Contest, CW",
      "start": "2029-02-24T13:00:00Z",
      "end": "2029-02-25T13:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 24,
      "modes": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "",
      "sponsor": "UBA",
      "rules_url": "https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "LAST SATURDAY, NOT LAST FULL WEEKEND, and UBA's own 2026 dates are what settle it: 31 January 2026 is a Saturday and 1 February is a Sunday, so the last full weekend of January 2026 would be 24-25 January. UBA published 31 January - 1 February, which only the last-Saturday reading produces. The QRP figure recorded here is the SSB one; UBA's rule is 'QRP SSB maximum 10 Watts output, CW maximum 5 Watts output.' The stated deadline instants (SSB 8 February 23:59 UTC, CW 8 March 23:59 UTC) are the right dates for a 7-day interval but 23:59 rather than the 13:00 that end-plus-7-days gives; the interval is what UBA states as the rule, so it is what is encoded.",
      "exchange": "Stations on Belgian territory send RS(T) + serial number starting with 001 + the abbreviation of their UBA section (e.g. 59001 ACC); non-members send XXX and the national stations send UBA. Stations outside Belgium send RS(T) + serial number starting from 001.",
      "country": "BE",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-18",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2029-03-04T13:00:00Z",
      "uid": "uba-dx-cw-20290224T1300@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2029-02-24",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "uba-dx-cw",
      "name": "UBA DX Contest, CW",
      "start": "2030-02-23T13:00:00Z",
      "end": "2030-02-24T13:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
      "duration_hours": 24,
      "modes": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "submodes": [],
      "bands": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "bands_note": "",
      "sponsor": "UBA",
      "rules_url": "https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest",
      "verified": true,
      "note": "LAST SATURDAY, NOT LAST FULL WEEKEND, and UBA's own 2026 dates are what settle it: 31 January 2026 is a Saturday and 1 February is a Sunday, so the last full weekend of January 2026 would be 24-25 January. UBA published 31 January - 1 February, which only the last-Saturday reading produces. The QRP figure recorded here is the SSB one; UBA's rule is 'QRP SSB maximum 10 Watts output, CW maximum 5 Watts output.' The stated deadline instants (SSB 8 February 23:59 UTC, CW 8 March 23:59 UTC) are the right dates for a 7-day interval but 23:59 rather than the 13:00 that end-plus-7-days gives; the interval is what UBA states as the rule, so it is what is encoded.",
      "exchange": "Stations on Belgian territory send RS(T) + serial number starting with 001 + the abbreviation of their UBA section (e.g. 59001 ACC); non-members send XXX and the national stations send UBA. Stations outside Belgium send RS(T) + serial number starting from 001.",
      "country": "BE",
      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-18",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
      "works": "everyone",
      "practical": "",
      "log_due": "2030-03-03T13:00:00Z",
      "uid": "uba-dx-cw-20300223T1300@contestcal",
      "start_date": "2030-02-23",
      "mode_families": [
        "CW"
      ],
      "band_families": [
        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "gte24"
    }
  ]
}