🇽🇰 Z68TT & Z68ZZ – Kosovo DXpedition (May 6

Team: Italian DXpedition Team (IDXT)
Callsigns:

Z68TT – CW, SSB, RTTY
Z68ZZ – FT8
Bands: 80–6 meters
QSL via: I2YSB (OQRS, LoTW)

🧊 Final Update – May 16:

“It seems incredible, but we are under snow and wind here in Kosovo!” — Silvano, I2YSB

Antenna disassembly began today
All operations will end tomorrow morning (May 17)
Snow and wind greeted the team in the final days, a “training run” for Bouvet, jokes Silvano

📸 Snow at Z68TT/Z68ZZ — photo by I2YSB

📡 May 14 Highlights:

Milestone reached: 50,000 QSOs logged
Massive 6m opening with 9+40 SSB signals from EU
Antenna takedown planned for Friday, full shutdown Saturday

⚡ May 8 Conditions Report:

All radios and antennas fully deployed
Thunderstorms daily, QRN forced shutdowns at times
Heavy band noise—signals below S9 were hard to copy
Working SSB and CW regularly, high demand for FT8
Team expressed satisfaction despite conditions

📢 May 6 Announcement:

Originally canceled, the Italian DXpedition Team went ahead
Operating from May 6–17 with five experienced ops:
- I1HJT, I2PJA, I2YSB, IK2CKR, IK2HKT
Four stations active across 80m to 6m

🌐 Recap:

Despite lightning storms, QRN, and even late-season snow, the IDXT team pushed through with a solid activation. A massive 6m opening and 50,000+ QSOs made it a success. This DXpedition also served as excellent training ground for their future plans—possibly including the Bouvet Island expedition.

📬 QSL: I2YSB via OQRS and LoTW