Rules File Format

Top Level Elements

• name
• identifier
• official_rules
• upload_url
• upload_format: cabrillo
• duration (optional)
• duration-constraints (optional)
• breaks (optional)
• categories (optional)
• overlays: [classic, tb_wires, rookie, youth] (optional)
• modes: [all, cw, ssb, fm, rtty, digital] (optional)
• bands: [all, 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m] (optional)
• band_change_rules (optional)
• properties (optional)
• exchange
• scoring
• examples (optional)

Duration Constraints and Breaks

• operator_mode: single|multi
• overlay: classic|tb_wires|rookie|youth
• duration
• constraint_mode: total_time|active_time

Categories

• name
• operator_mode: single|multi (optional)
• tx: one|two|multi|distributed (optional)
• power: high|low|qrp (optional)
• band_count: all||single (optional, requires bands)
• bands: [all, 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m] (optional)
• modes: [all, cw, ssb, fm, rtty, digital] (optional)
• assisted: true|false (optional)
• overlay: classic|tb_wires|rookie|youth (optional)
• score_mode: strict|best (optional)
• duration (optional)

Band Change Rules

• operator_mode: single|multi (optional)
• overlay: classic|tb_wires|rookie|youth (optional)
• grace_period
• multiplier_exception: true|false (optional)

Properties

• name
• label (optional)
• values: list of strings (optional, use either values or expresion)
• expression: regular expression (optional, use either values or expresion)
• source (optional)

Exchange

• my_continent (optional)
• my_country (optional)
• their_continent (optional)
• their_country (optional)
• their_working_condition (optional)
• additional_weight
• fields: list of list of property names (optional)

Scoring

• qsos (optional)
• qso_band_rule: once|once_per_band|once_per_band_and_mode (optional)
• multis (optional)
• multi_operation: multiply|add (optional)

Scoring Rules

• my_continent (optional)
• my_country (optional)
• my_prefix (optional)
• my_working_condition (optional)
• their_continent (optional)
• their_country (optional)
• their_prefix (optional)
• their_working_condition (optional)
• bands: [all, 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m] (optional)
• property (optional)
• except: list of strings (optional)
• property_constraints (optional)
• band_rule: once|once_per_band|once_per_band_and_mode (optional)
• additional_weight (optional)
• value (optional)

Property Constraints

• name
• min (optional)
• max (optional)
• my_value (optional)
• their_value (optional)
• their_value_empty: true|false (optional)
• their_value_not_empty: true|false (optional)
• same: true|false (optional)
• other: true|false (optional)

Examples

• setup
• qsos
• score

Example Setup

• my_call (optional)
• my_contient: af|as|eu|na|sa|oc (optional)
• my_country (optional)
• grid_locator (optional)
• operators: list of strings (optional)
• operator_mode: single|multi (optional)
• overlay: classic|tb_wires|rookie|youth (optional)
• power: high|low|qrp (optional)
• bands: [all, 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m] (optional)
• modes: [all, cw, ssb, fm, rtty, digital] (optional)
• my_exchange: map[property]string

Example QSOs

• their_call (optional)
• their_continent (optional)
• their_country (optional)
• time (optional)
• band: 160m|80m|40m|20m|15m|10m (optional)
• mode: cw|ssb|fm|rtty|digital (optional)
• their_exchange: list of strings
• score

Example QSO Score

• points
• multis
• duplicate: true|false (optional)

Example Score

• qsos
• points
• multis
• total