Further action taken again Russia and Belarus as a result of their invasion of the Ukraine

https://cept.org/cept/news/suspension-of-the-russian-federation-and-belarus-from-cept-membership/

When some hams lost their gear other hams came to their aid. Read the story at

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/amateur-radio-club-works-to-get-equipment-to-flooded-communities/100919948

The ARRL advises their website will be down from March 25 to 29 2022 to complete a system upgrade and

Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead tonight. Daylight Saving times starts again at 2am March 13th 2022 !

British Hams send support to those in the Ukraine. A surprising bit of information on Russian hams in the article too

https://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/people/harborough-radio-enthusiasts-urge-their-airwave-comrades-in-ukraine-please-stay-safe-3590315

The following from the RSGB

The normal stance of amateur radio is that it is apolitical. However, it is clear that recent actions by the Russian Federation and their military have crossed a line and the RSGB cannot in this instance remain neutral.

The policy of the RSGB is that we will follow the actions of the mainstream sporting bodies with regard to all activities of a competitive nature such as contests and ARDF. Russian and Belarusian radio amateurs are therefore currently ineligible to participate in any event that is organised/sponsored by the RSGB.

The policy of the RSGB in commercial activities is that we will refrain from trade with Russia and Belarus until further notice.

RSGB Board

For RSGB Contests, until further notice, all logs received from stations in the Russian Federation or Belarus will be treated as check logs.

In view of events in Ukraine the Polish Amateur Radio Society has posted the following information.

Dear HAM operators, in the face of the latest threats in our region and a possibility of an incoming wave of refugees, with over 2 mln already living in Poland, we would like to remind you that we are at your disposal.If you are a licensed amateur radio operator, you can send information by e-mail to your relatives in Poland or Emergency Services with via the Winlink system, which works on HF bands, independently of access to the local ICT infrastructure https://winlink.org/WinlinkExpress.We advise you to download the software, install it and check its operation.

Polish WinLink nodes are QRV on 160,80,20m

SR5WLK dial frequency 3595,5 kHz USB

SR3WLK dial requency 14111 kHz USB

SP3IEW dial frequency 1865 kHz USB

If we receive information about the cut-off of the Internet in the region in danger, we will be QRV daily as SP0MASR @ 18-20 UTC on the frequencies 3770 kHz +/- QRM, 7110 kHz +/- QRM.In such a situation, please communicate in Polish or English.We are here to serve you.