Mike, Thank you very much for sharing this. It is obviously opposite of my personal opinion at the beginning of this conflict (war). It is good to hear what the representative body of the Amateur Radio of Ukraine had to say. I wonder how the 72% approval of the war by Russians was derived, and whether it was before or after the conscription of 300,000 Russian citizens and the mass exodus from Russia. I also wonder whether the propaganda reminiscent of the cold war is being accepted as truth by the Russian people, or if they have access to, or looking for information outside their country. With all the sanctions, though, I’m sure they realize that the rest of the world does not approve of the actions of their leader. On FT8, I have seen unrecognized prefixes that have given grid squares within the Russian occupied territories of Eastern Ukraine. Please continue to provide information as it comes available. I agree that we should continue our present stance along with the IARU that we are an apolitical organization. On the UARL stationary, they do continue to have the IARU symbol. They still must respect the position of the IARU to continue to do so. ‘73 de Jim N2ZZ Director – Roanoke Division Representing ARRL members in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia ARRL – the national association for Amateur Radio Facebook Page: ARRL Roanoke Division Website: <http://www.arrl-roanoke.org/> www.arrl-roanoke.org From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> On Behalf Of Michael Ritz Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2022 8:35 AM To: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:34144] Fwd: uw3wf UARL/CQ new letter ODV; CONFIDENTIAL: Some of you may have already seen it, but I received the attached letter from a ham friend of mine in the Ukraine this morning, written yesterday to the Editors of CQ from the president of the UARL. I promised him I would forward it on to the ARRL. I am certainly not suggesting we take any action on this, other than understanding what the letter contains. None of us know where the situation in Ukraine will end up, but we do need to stay informed. 73; Mike W7VO ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Петро К <uw3wf@ukr.net <mailto:uw3wf@ukr.net> > To: Mike Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net <mailto:w7vo@comcast.net> > Date: 10/05/2022 12:48 AM Subject: uw3wf UARL/CQ new letter Dear Mike! I am sending you a new letter from UARL to the editors of "CQ Magazine". The russians are politicizing the airwaves. Something needs to be done about it. Please repost as much as possible. 73! Petro UW3WF

Mike and all, An earlier letter from the UARL lists ARRL acceptance of QSOs from Crimea; and also what could be construed as political ham radio special event call signs. Attached FYI. 73, Dave K3ZJ David R. Siddall Managing Partner DS Law, PLLC 1629 K St. NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 direct: +1 202 559 4690 Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited. This e-mail is intended solely for the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, it is prohibited to disclose, copy, distribute, or use the contents of this email and its attachments. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all electronic and physical copies of the e-mail message and its attachments. Unintended transmission shall not constitute waiver of attorney-client or any other privilege. Thank you. From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 8:34 AM To: "arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org" <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:34144] Fwd: uw3wf UARL/CQ new letter ODV; CONFIDENTIAL: Some of you may have already seen it, but I received the attached letter from a ham friend of mine in the Ukraine this morning, written yesterday to the Editors of CQ from the president of the UARL. I promised him I would forward it on to the ARRL. I am certainly not suggesting we take any action on this, other than understanding what the letter contains. None of us know where the situation in Ukraine will end up, but we do need to stay informed. 73; Mike W7VO ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Петро К <uw3wf@ukr.net> To: Mike Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> Date: 10/05/2022 12:48 AM Subject: uw3wf UARL/CQ new letter Dear Mike! I am sending you a new letter from UARL to the editors of "CQ Magazine". The russians are politicizing the airwaves. Something needs to be done about it. Please repost as much as possible. 73! Petro UW3WF