Big Brother contestant Eugene Sully G0VIQ

TV star pays RSGB HQ a visit

Big Brother contestant and RSGB member Eugene Sully, G0VIQ , visited the Radio Society of Great Britain's headquarters in Potters Bar on 15 September.

He was taken on a tour of headquarters, interviewed for an upcoming article in RadCom and introduced to the RSGB's staff.

Eugene is mad about amateur radio. A member of the Crawley Amateur Radio Club, he was often to be heard extolling the virtues of amateur radio while on Big Brother. He was also spotted a number of times on the show wearing an RSGB T-shirt.

His amateur radio expertise came in useful in one of the Big Brother challenges. The housemates were set the task of communicating a message in Morse code. Eugene – having mastered Morse during his amateur radio training - was able to reel off his CW message with ease. He later helped the other housemates learn Morse.

Although Eugene lost out in the final of Big Brother to 70s dancer Anthony, he did not leave the show empty handed, having been offered the chance to take £50,000 or have the winners' prize fund doubled. Sensibly, he decided to take the money.

He is now planning a career in the media, but is keen to continue his interest in amateur radio and engineering. He has offered to help the RSGB in its initiatives to encourage newcomers to the hobby and plans to keep on attending the Crawley Amateur Radio Club.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB

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