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  "contest": {
    "id": "wia-australia-day",
    "name": "Australia Day Contest",
    "sponsor": "WIA",
    "sponsor_home": "https://www.wia.org.au/",
    "country": "AU",
    "summary": "Australia's national day contest: twelve hours from 2200 UTC on 25 January, six HF bands, scored on distance between grid squares.",
    "modes": [
      "SSB",
      "FM",
      "CW",
      "FT8/FT4"
    ],
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      "80m",
      "40m",
      "20m",
      "15m",
      "10m"
    ],
    "exchange": "RS(T) or SNR followed by a four-character grid square.",
    "power_categories": [],
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    "log_deadline_days": null,
    "log_submit_url": "https://www.vklogchecker.com/",
    "timezone": "",
    "local_rolling": false,
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    },
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    "active_until": null,
    "note": "ANCHORED ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY AND STARTING THE DAY BEFORE IT. Australia Day is 26 January, and the contest opens at 2200 UTC on the 25th -- which is 0900 on the 26th in eastern Australia. So the record's anchor is the 26th with a day_offset of -1 on the start, exactly as WIA states it, rather than a rule about the 25th.\n\nModes: WIA's 'Phone' covers AM, FM and SSB and scores as one mode, so SSB and FM are both recorded -- both are permitted -- and AM sits in submodes because it has no token in this catalog. FT8/FT4 is a separate scored section.\n\nNo log deadline is stated on the page.",
    "verified": true,
    "rules_url": "https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/australiaday/",
    "rules_url_pattern": "",
    "rules_url_archived": "",
    "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
    "source_note": "wia.org.au/members/contests/australiaday/, the WIA's own page: 'It is held on the Australia Day Public Holiday that being the 26th of January.' 'Upcoming Contest Date & Time: Australia Day January 26th. 2200 UTC 25th January to 1000 UTC 26th January.' Aim: 'Amateurs in VK will endeavour to contact other amateurs around the world. Some VK operators will be using the AX prefix to celebrate Australia day.' Modes: 'Phone (Includes AM, FM & SSB), CW, Mixed, DIGI - FT8/FT4 (Separate digital section)', with 'FM, AM, & SSB count as one mode.' Exchange: 'A valid exchange consists of RS(T) or SNR followed by a 4 character grid square.' Permitted bands: '160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands only.' Scoring is distance-based on four-character grid squares, and results are published at vklogchecker.com."
  },
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    "plain": "January 26, every year",
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      "type": "fixed_date",
      "month": 1,
      "day": 26
    },
    "start": {
      "day_offset": -1,
      "time": "2200"
    },
    "end": {
      "day_offset": 0,
      "time": "1000"
    },
    "sessions": null
  },
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      "name": "Australia Day Contest",
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      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
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        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
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      "exchange": "RS(T) or SNR followed by a four-character grid square.",
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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": null,
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        "SSB",
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        "FT8/FT4"
      ],
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        "20m",
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        "10m"
      ],
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      "contest_id": "wia-australia-day",
      "name": "Australia Day Contest",
      "start": "2028-01-25T22:00:00Z",
      "end": "2028-01-26T10:00:00Z",
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      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
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        "FM",
        "CW",
        "FT8/FT4"
      ],
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        "15m",
        "10m"
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      "sponsor": "WIA",
      "rules_url": "https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/australiaday/",
      "verified": true,
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      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
      "can_enter": true,
      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
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      "practical": "",
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      "start_date": "2028-01-25",
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        "20m",
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    },
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      "contest_id": "wia-australia-day",
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      "start": "2029-01-25T22:00:00Z",
      "end": "2029-01-26T10:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
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        "SSB",
        "FM",
        "CW",
        "FT8/FT4"
      ],
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        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
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      "rules_url": "https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/australiaday/",
      "verified": true,
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      "country": "AU",
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      "eligibility_scope": "worldwide",
      "eligibility_reason": "",
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      "practical": "",
      "log_due": null,
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      "start_date": "2029-01-25",
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        "FM",
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      ],
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        "80m",
        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
      "duration_bucket": "12-24"
    },
    {
      "contest_id": "wia-australia-day",
      "name": "Australia Day Contest",
      "start": "2030-01-25T22:00:00Z",
      "end": "2030-01-26T10:00:00Z",
      "start_wall": null,
      "end_wall": null,
      "local_rolling": false,
      "timezone": "",
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        "SSB",
        "FM",
        "CW",
        "FT8/FT4"
      ],
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        "AM"
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        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
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      "rules_url": "https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/australiaday/",
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      "rules_url_archived": "",
      "rules_url_checked": "2026-08-19",
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      "practical": "",
      "log_due": null,
      "uid": "wia-australia-day-20300125T2200@contestcal",
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        "Digital",
        "FT8/FT4"
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        "40m",
        "20m",
        "15m",
        "10m"
      ],
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    }
  ]
}