| Date | Remarks |
|---|
| Jun 23, 1947 | W6PBV, Bob wrote his contest letter |
Jun 24, 1947 | W0LHS, Bill wrote his contest letter |
Sep 02, 1947 | Interview at Derby Lane, Vermont, by Attilio Gatti |
Sep 23, 1947 | W0LHS selected as winner of the GHE contest |
Oct 16, 1947 | W6PBV, selected as second winner of the contest |
Nov 29, 1947 | Departure at New York City with SS African Pilgrim |
Dec 19, 1947 | Steaming into Capetown harbor at 5:30 am, docked in Victoria Basin |
Dec 21, 1947 | Leaving Capetown, rounding Cape of Good Hope |
Dec 23, 1947 | Docking at Port Elisabeth, visiting Snake Park and ZS2F, Jack Jarvis |
Dec 23, 1947 | Departure at 4 pm, Christmas as sea, Lunch with the ships officers |
Dec 26, 1947 | Arriving in Durban, and staying a few days. |
Jan 01, 1948 | Blowing the fog-whistle, creating an angry skipper |
Jan 02, 1948 | Departure from Durban at 1 pm. |
Jan 07, 1948 | Dar es Salaam, the real Africa |
Jan 09, 1948 | Leaving Dar es Salaam at 2 pm. and arriving in Zanzibar at 7 pm |
Jan 10, 1948 | Leaving Zanzibar, and arriving in Tanga at 6 pm. |
Jan 12, 1948 | Leaving Tanga about 10 pm. |
Jan 13, 1948 | Arriving at Kilindini harbor, Mombasa, Kenya. |
Jan 15, 1948 | Docking and unloading 700 boxes, trailers, trucks etc.. |
Jan 20, 1948 | Departing Mombasa for Kwale, Kenya |
Jan 24, 1948 | First Expedition QSO with I1KN, answering CQ on 20 meter CW |
Jan 25, 1948 | First commercial QSO, between Gatti and Hallicrafters. |
Feb 17, 1948 | Heading for Tanganyika, Kilima camp on the sloopes of the Kilimanjaro ?? |
Feb 20, 1948 | First QSO from Tanganyika, VQ3HGE with W4KUV. |
Feb 26, 1948 | Climbing the Kibo, highest volcano (not active) in Africa. |
Mar 01, 1948 | On top of the Kibo-Peak, 19,400 feet |
Mar 04, 1948 | The climbers are back in camp 2 again. |
Mar 07, 1948 | W0LHS and W6PBV protest letter to Gatti. |
Mar 08, 1948 | Bill Snyder fired, Edwards quitting. |
Mar 10, 1948 | Moving to camp #3, Bamboo Flats, west of Arusha. |
Mar 14, 1948 | W6PBV in Arusha hospital, treated for Kilima Dysenterie. |
Mar 18, 1948 | W6PBV back in camp #3 again, big welcome back from Gatti. |
Apr .., 1948 | Moving to camp #4, Narwa, near Loliondo, Tanganyika, taking 5 days |
May 23, 1948 | Still in Loliondo, getting every day on the air. |
Jun 12, 1948 | W6PBV got the order to operate from The mountains of the Moon, Uganda |
Jun 14, 1948 | On trek to Uganda, first stop Nairobi, Kenya. |
Jun 17, 1948 | Lake Victoria, Uganda, Rippon Falls. |
Jun 19, 1948 | Arriving at Fort Portal at 4 am, at the foot of the Ruwenzori Mountains. |
Jun 20, 1948 | VQ5GHE hitting the air, tremendous pile-up. |
Jun 21, 1948 | Forced to stop activity, no licence for VQ5. |
Jun 26, 1948 | Active again as VQ5GHE for hours and hours. |
Jun 27, 1948 | The last 18 QSOs, using VQ5HEG. |
Jun 27, 1948 | Back in Kampala again, meeting Bill W0LHS. |
Jul 01, 1948 | Leaving Uganda for Nairobi, Kenya. |
Jul 05, 1948 | Back in camp Narwa, near Loliondo at 11 pm. |
Jul 06, 1948 | QRV again as VQ3HGE from Tanganyika. |
Jul 09, 1948 | The last GHE QSO, switching off. |
Jul 11, 1948 | To Nairobi, Kenya. |
Jul 15, 1948 | The end for Bob, W6PHV, heading for a new adventure. |
Sep .., 1948 | End of the Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition for the rest of the crew. |
