{"id":58095,"date":"2023-10-25T04:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=58095"},"modified":"2023-10-24T22:12:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T02:12:59","slug":"please-cast-your-vote-for-call-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/please-cast-your-vote-for-call-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Cast Your Vote for &#8220;Call Signs&#8221;&#8211;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vlad-Radio-Dial-Kiev-Ukraine-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52131\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vlad-Radio-Dial-Kiev-Ukraine-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"847\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vlad-Radio-Dial-Kiev-Ukraine-1.jpeg 847w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vlad-Radio-Dial-Kiev-Ukraine-1-300x119.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vlad-Radio-Dial-Kiev-Ukraine-1-768x304.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vlad-Radio-Dial-Kiev-Ukraine-1-624x247.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/a><strong>Dear SWLing Post readers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I have a favor to ask. You might remember our friend Wlod (US7IGN) has not only written <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/book-recommendation-war-diaries-a-radio-amateur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a book<\/a> about living in Kiev during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but was also the subject of an amazing, award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m001gj61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audio documentary<\/a> by Cicely Fell.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Both Wlod and Cicely are dear friends and it&#8217;s been my honor to have played a small part in the making of this documentary and, more importantly, introducing these two amazing people to each other.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Call Signs&#8221; has been nominated for another award and the public&#8211;no matter where you live in the world&#8211;is allowed to vote. Voting requires no login and is very easy to do. The login form is in French, but Cicely explains how to vote below.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It would be meaningful to me if you took a moment to register your vote today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you! &#8211;<\/strong><strong>Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cicely writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Dear Thomas,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I\u2019m so happy that \u2018Call Signs\u2019 \u2013 the documentary that you were so instrumental in making happen! \u2013 is nominated for this year\u2019s Phonurgia Nova Awards (International Contest of Radiophonic Creation, taking place in Paris in early November). You can read more about the contest <a href=\"http:\/\/phonurgia.fr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It\u2019s so wonderful that Wlod\u2019s story has captured people\u2019s imagination and is being recognised in this way. In addition to the prizes awarded by the jury, there is an audience award, where the public gets to vote for their favourite piece.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">To vote for \u2018Call Signs\u2019:<\/h1>\n<p><strong>1. Go to:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.surveymonkey.com\/r\/F79C3VY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/fr.surveymonkey.com\/r\/F79C3VY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Scroll down to <em>5 \u2013 Archives de la Parole<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Select: Cicely Fell, Call Signs \u2013 Falling Tree (see below)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58097\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1.jpeg 813w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1-300x270.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1-768x692.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1-624x563.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Then (as it\u2019s in French!) click on the button \u201cTermin\u00e9\u201d to submit.<\/strong> (You don\u2019t need to create a surveymonkey account to submit your vote).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58098\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1-1.jpeg 758w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1-1-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Call-Signs-1-1-624x296.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important: Deadline for voting is October 31st. Please vote today!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a link to the documentary on Phonurgia Nova&#8217;s Soundcloud:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cicely Fell_Call Signs by phonurgia nova\" width=\"625\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1635062139&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=938&#038;maxwidth=625\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Again, readers, thank you so much for your vote!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear SWLing Post readers: I have a favor to ask. You might remember our friend Wlod (US7IGN) has not only written a book about living in Kiev during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but was also the subject of an amazing, award-winning audio documentary by Cicely Fell. Both Wlod and Cicely are dear friends and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[776],"class_list":["post-58095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-call-signs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-f71","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54010,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/treetop-antennas-featured-with-my-friend-wlodek-us7ign-on-bbc-radio-4-short-cuts\/","url_meta":{"origin":58095,"position":0},"title":"Treetop Antennas: Featured with my friend Wlodek (US7IGN) on BBC Radio 4 Short Cuts","author":"Thomas","date":"September 6, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm very honored to be featured with my good friend Wlodek (US7IGN) in a short radio documentary on BBC Radio 4 today. 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