Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK President of the Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL)

Victor 4S7VK to receive Golden Antenna Award for RSSL Tsunami work

Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK President of the Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL) hopes to travel to Germany to receive the prestigious Golden Antenna 2005 award on behalf of the RSSL for the outstanding work that he and RSSL members did during the Tsunami disaster.

Every year the town of Bad Bentheim in Germany presents the ‘Golden Antenna’ award to a radio amateur or an amateur radio group that utilises technology in connection with humanitarian work. The prize winner or winners are invited to the German-Dutch Amateur RadioDays and their travel and accommodation costs will be paid.

The jury evaluating the nominations includes the President of IARU Region 1 and the President and Chair of the Dutch and German amateur radio societies.

Below the email from Victor forwarded to me by Norman Williams M0CRM who was active in arranging assistance from the UK in the aftermath of the disaster.

73 Trevor M5AKA

From: G. Victor A. Goonetilleke
Date: 07/21/05 18:41:33

Subject: Hi sharing some news with you guys

Hi, just thought I will share my joy with you my friends.
I was invited to submit a resume of our work during Tsunami to be considered for the above award in May and I asked them whether I could instead ask the Radio Society be considered for it because it was a team effort. So the attached e-mail was a real thrill. I haven't as yet made arrangements. Will probably go to Germany for a week

Regards
Victor

Siegfried Prill DC9XU wrote:
Dear Victor,

It's my pleasure to inform you, that on 19. of July the jury decided to award your society, the RSSL, with the GOLDEN ANTENNA 2005.
The ceremony will take place on 26th of August 2005 at Bad Bentheim. That way you will have to arrive to airport Duesseldorf or FMO (Flughafen
Muenster-Osnabruek) on Thursday 25th.

Expecting You will have a good and pleasant trip to Germany

73 de Siegfried DC9XU and congrats again.

G. Victor A. Goonetilleke 4S7VK
"Shangri-la
298 Madapatha Road,
Piliyandala. Sri Lanka

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