地域の図書館でふと目に留まったので借りて読んでみた。

『中央公論』2024年12月号の特集
「孤老」時代をどう生きるか
（特集の紹介ページを引用）
運転ミスで事故を起こしたり、インターネット動画で陰謀論にハマったり、
家をゴミ屋敷にしてしまったり・・・
高齢者のトラブルを耳にする機会が多くなった。
高齢単身者が増加し、うまく「老いる」ことが難しい現代。
孤独に打ち克ち、明るく生きていくヒントを探る。

目次から抜粋
・老いは大変だけと面白い
　90代に入って見えてきたもの
・カギは自立して自分流を貫くこと
　「平場」の新しい出会いを積極的に楽しむ
・老後ひとり難民急増の衝撃
・陰謀論や過激思想にはまらないための９ヶ条
　「ネット右翼になった父」を検証して
・孤独死・ゴミ屋敷が他人事ではない理由
　現場で見てきた部屋、遺品、依頼主、トラブル


「老い」は誰にでも必ずやってくる。社会や価値観が多様化しているという言葉をよく聞くが、「老い」をどう迎えるかも多様化していると感じた。
また、そもそも「老い」ということを漠然とは意識したことはあっても、それほど実感を持っていなかったが、自分が60代となり定年を迎え、そして年老いた親の様子を見るにつけ、「老い」との向き合い方を考えなくてはならない現状に直面していると感じた。

2月15日付　425DX News #1763から抜粋。

PERIOD(D/M)     CALL                                                      425#
till  15/02      ZD7KYD: St. Helena Island (AF-022)                     1761
till  16/02      C6ADA: New Providence (NA-001), Bahamas               1762
till  16/02      PJ7/VA3QSL: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                     1756
till  17/02      HP1TT: Panama                                         1760
till  18/02      D44OA: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde                 1759
till  18/02      FM/VE3DZ and TO4A: Martinique (NA-107)                 1762
till  18/02      P44W: Aruba (SA-036)                                   1762
till  18/02      VK9/W5EIT: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)           1761
till  18/02      VP2ECV: Anguilla (NA-022)                             1761
till  19/02      YS1/WJ2O: El Salvador                                 1762
till  20/02      S79/VE3BRU: Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles                 1761
till  21/02      C5DX: Gambia                                           1763
till  23/02      TY2AA: Benin                                           1759
till  23/02      V73WW: Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands               1759
till  28/02      TJ/TK1CX: Cameroon                                     1755
till  28/02      9K9NLD: special callsign                               1763
till  15/02      9X2AW: Rwanda                                         1760
till  01/03      J52EC: Guinea-Bissau                                   1757
till  04/03      TZ1CE: Mali                                           1762
till  04/03      V4/K0YA and V47Y: St. Kitts (NA-104)                   1761
till  11/03      P4/KE4TT: Aruba (SA-036)                               1761
till  15/03      C5SP: Gambia                                           1759
till  15/03      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1759
till  02/04      TY5C: Benin                                           1755
till  08/04      PJ2/W2APF: Curacao (SA-099)                           1757
till  12/04      6W7/ON4AVT: Senegal                                   1760
till  07/05      H44MS: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands               1761
till  01/09      V73KW: Marshall Islands                               1746
till  30/09      C21TS: Nauru (OC-031)                                 1760
15/02-22/02      7Z3FD, 8Z3FD, HZ3FD: special callsigns                 1763
16/02-25/02      FP/F4HEC: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032)           1762
16/02-01/03      4S7SPG: Sri Lanka (AS-003)                             1763
16/02-04/03      FS/VA3QSL: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                       1756
18/02-04/03      VK9XU: Christmas Island (OC-002)                       1762
19/02-25/02      HZ1KWT: special callsign                               1763
19/02-25/02      TI1RRC/p: Isla del Cano  (IOTA NA-117)                 1763
19/02-25/02      TI1RRC: POTA CR-0018                                   1763
19/02-27/02      FS/DF8AN, TO8AN: St. Martin (NA-105)                   1763
20/02-06/03      5H3DX: Tanzania                                       1763
22/02-01/03      VK9QD, VK9AB, VK9YB: Norfolk Island (OC-005)      1763
26/02-28/02      A9100IARU: special callsign                           1761
26/02-06/03      8Q7FL: Maldives (AS-013)                               1763
27/02            HI2LD: Isla Saona (NA-122)                             1763
28/02-01/03      V26MN: Antigua (NA-100)                               1763
February         5N9DTG: Nigeria                                       1763
February         HR5/F2JD: Honduras                                     1749
February         TR8CR: Gabon                                           1763
February         V31DJ and V31DK: Belize                               1761

4S     - Team  4S7SPG (namely SP3CFM, SP6EQZ, SP6JIU, SP9FIH) will be active
         from Nilaveli, Sri Lanka (AS-003) from 16 February to 1 March. They
         will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY  on  80-10 metres.  QSL via Club
         Log's OQRS, or via SP6CIK. See http://4s.dxpeditions.org/  for more
         information.
5H     - Chas, NK8O will be active again as  5H3DX  from Tanzania between 20
         February and 6 March. He plans to operate FT8 and CW in his limited
         spare  time.  QSL via LoTW,  eQSL,  or direct  to  home  call  (see
         https://www.qrz.com/db/5H3DX for instructions). [TNX The Daily DX]
5X     - Currently based  in  Nairobi (Kenya),  and using his 5Z4J callsign,
         John, ZS5J has just received his 5X1J license. "I have an office in
         Uganda and I travel by road  to Uganda from Kenya  on a regular ba-
         sis, usually for 2 to 3 weeks  for each trip",  he says.  "It is on
         these trips that I will be using my 5X1J callsign.  I will be oper-
         ating mostly from Jinja, at the source of the River Nile  near Lake
         Victoria". QSL only via LoTW.  More information and updates will be
         posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/5X1J.
8Q     - Takio, JH3QFL will be active as  8Q7FL  from the  Maldives (AS-013)
         from  26 February to 6 March.  He will operate FT8  on 40-6 metres.
         QSL direct to home call and LoTW.
9K     - 9K9NLD is the special callsign for the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society
         to celebrate Kuwait National Day (25 February)  and  Liberation Day
         (26 February) throughout the month of February. QSL via EC6DX. Also
         joining the celebrations will be the Saudi Amateur Radio Society as
         HZ1KWT on 19-25 February,  and possibly  the national societies  of
         Bahrain (A91KWT) and the UAE (A60KWT).
C5     - C5DX will be activated again on 14-21 February as part of a  school
         trip to  Banjul,  The Gambia. In his  spare time  Alan, G4DJX  will
         operate CW on 40-10 metres.  QSL via LoTW;  paper QSLs  will not be
         provided.
HI     - Members  of the  Liga Dominicana de Radio Amateurs (HI8LD)  will be
         active as HI2LD from Isla Saona (NA-122)  on 27 February,  starting
         around 13 UTC. They will operate SSB on 40, 20, and 10 metres.  QSL
         via LoTW, QRZ Logbook and eQSL.
HZ     - Members of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society (HZ1SAR)  will be active
         as 7Z3FD, 8Z3FD and HZ3FD on 15-22 February.  The special callsigns
         celebrate Saudi Arabia's Founding Day (22 February).
TR     - Roland, F8EN  is back to Gabon and active as  TR8CR  until at least
         April, maybe longer. He operates CW only. QSL via F6AJA;  logsearch
         on  http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA]
VK9N   - Members of the Caboolture Amateur Radio Club (VK4QD) will be active
         from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between  22 February and 1 March.  The
         callsigns  used for  this operation  will be  VK9QD (club station),
         VK9AB (VK4AWB), VK9YB (VK4YB),  VK9/VK4CJB, VK9/VK4KCA, VK9/VK4KLA,
         VK9/VK4PBE and VK9/VK4TG.  "All HF bands  will be covered  at  some
         stage";  VK9YB will attempt to set  a new world record  distance on
         630 and 2200m. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX The Daily DX]

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Mike, DF8AN  will be active again from  the Caribbean as
follows:
19-27 February        FS/DF8AN, TO8AN  St. Martin (NA-105)
28 February-1 March   V26MN            Antigua (NA-100)
1-9 March             VP2MMN           Montserrat (NA-103)
9-10 March            V26MN            Antigua (NA-100)
10-11 March           FS/DF8AN, TO8AN  St. Martin (NA-105)
He will operate  mainly digital modes and CW on  80-6 metres.  QSL via  home
call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]

2月8日付　425DX News #1762から抜粋。
DXペディションを追いかけるにはFT8が必須か？

PERIOD(D/M)     CALL                                                      425#
till  08/02      8R1TM: Guyana                                         1755
till  11/02      V73PP: Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands               1762
till  14/02      5V0DX: Togo                                           1759
till  15/02      9X2AW: Rwanda                                         1760
till  16/02      PJ7/VA3QSL: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                     1756
till  17/02      HP1TT: Panama                                         1760
till  18/02      D44OA: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde                 1759
till  18/02      VP2ECV: Anguilla (NA-022)                             1761
till  20/02      S79/VE3BRU: Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles                 1761
till  28/02      TJ/TK1CX: Cameroon                                     1755
till  01/03      J52EC: Guinea-Bissau                                   1757
till  04/03      V4/K0YA and V47Y: St. Kitts (NA-104)                   1761
till  11/03      P4/KE4TT: Aruba (SA-036)                               1761
till  15/03      C5SP: Gambia                                           1759
till  15/03      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1759
till  02/04      TY5C: Benin                                           1755
till  08/04      PJ2/W2APF: Curacao (SA-099)                           1757
till  12/04      6W7/ON4AVT: Senegal                                   1760
till  01/09      V73KW: Marshall Islands                               1746
till  30/09      C21TS: Nauru (OC-031)                                 1760
till  31/12      D450ICV: special callsign (Cabo Verde)                 1762
08/02-15/02      ZD7KYD: St. Helena Island (AF-022)                     1761
09/02-07/05      H44MS: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands               1761
10/02-18/02      P44W: Aruba (SA-036)                                   1762
11/02-16/02      H7RRC: Isla del Cardon (IOTA NA-212)                   1759
11/02-16/02      YN6RRC: POTA NI-0055                                   1759
11/02-18/02      FM/VE3DZ and TO4A: Martinique (NA-107)                 1762
11/02-18/02      VK9/W5EIT: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)           1761
12/02-16/02      C6ADA: New Providence (NA-001), Bahamas            1762
12/02-19/02      YS1/WJ2O: El Salvador                                 1762
12/02-23/02      V73WW: Majuro (OC-029), Marshall Islands               1759
12/02-04/03      TZ1CE: Mali                                           1762
14/02-23/02      TY2AA: Benin                                           1759
16/02-25/02      FP/F4HEC: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032)           1762
16/02-04/03      FS/VA3QSL: Sint Maarten (NA-105)                       1756
18/02-04/03      VK9XU: Christmas Island (OC-002)                       1762
19/02-25/02      TI1RRC: Isla del Cano  (IOTA NA-117)                   1759
19/02-25/02      TI1RRC: POTA CR-0018                                   1759
26/02-28/02      A9100IARU: special callsign                           1761
February         5N9DTG: Nigeria                                       1760
February         HR5/F2JD: Honduras                                     1749
February         V31DJ and V31DK: Belize                               1761

C6     - Chip, K2KJD  and  John, K4SGR  will be active  as  C6ADA  from  New
         Providence  (NA-001),  Bahamas  on 12-16 February.  They  hope  "to
         activate  two new parks  and as many lighthouses as we can get to".
         They will operate CW, SSB and limited FT8.
D4     - Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the independence of  Cabo Verde
         (5 July 1975), the Monteverde Contest Team (D4C)  and  Paolo, D44PM
         will be active  as  D450ICV until 31 December.  They  will  operate
         "across  all bands  and modes,  primarily focusing on HF".  QSL via
         Club Log's OQRS.  Bookmark https://www.facebook.com/D4C.STATION for
         updates.
FM     - Yuri, VE3DZ will be active as FM/VE3DZ from Martinique (NA-107) be-
         tween 11 and 18 February.  He will participate  in  the  ARRL DX CW
         Contest as TO4A.  QSLs via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home call.
         [TNX NG3K]
FP     - Freddy, F4HEC  will be active  as  FP/F4HEC  from Saint-Pierre  and
         Miquelon (NA-032) on 16-25 February.  He will operate SSB and CW on
         80-6 metres,  with a focus on the French HF Championship SSB (22-23
         February).  QSL via Club Log's OQRS  and LoTW;  he does not use the
         bureau.
P4     - John, W2GD will be active as  P44W  from  Aruba (SA-036)  on  10-18
         February. He will operate CW,  with some focus on 30, 17 and 12 me-
         tres, and will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW,
         or direct to N2MM. [TNX NG3K] 
TZ     - Ulmar, DK1CE was expected to be active as  TZ1CE  from Bamako, Mali
         starting on 28 January.  His departure, however,  has been delayed,
         and the new dates are from 12 February to 4 March.  He will operate
         SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres, with "special attention"  to 160m FT8,
         80m FT8 and 6m.  QSOs will be uploaded to  Club Log  and LoTW,  and
         will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
V7     - Nac, JA1CCH  will be active as V73PP from Majuro (OC-029), Marshall
         Islands on 7-11 February.  He will operate CW and RTT Y on  40-10m,
         and  will participate  in the  CQ WPX RTTY Contest  (8-9 February).
         QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log after he returns home.
VU     - Team AU2V has been QRV from Sacrifice Rock (AS-161) since  7 Febru-
         ary,  and will remain there  until 10 February.  Plans are for  six
         operators (VU2RS, VU3WEW, VU3GDS, VU2TT, VU3DXA and VU3TPW)  to use
         two stations around the clock, one for SSB/CW and the other for FT8
         (F/H).  Depending on conditions,  they may set up a  third station.
         QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.  Donors will not need to send additional  QSL
         requests.
YS     - Dave, WJ2O will be active as YS1/WJ2O from La Libertad, El Salvador
         on  12-19 February,  including an entry in the  ARRL DX CW Contest.
         QSL via N2ZN.

QSL VIA W3HNK ---> Jack J. Ference, W3KX,  ARRL Third Call Area Incoming QSL
Manager,  reports that Joe, W3HNK  is no longer accepting or processing  QSL
requests received via the bureau.
"Jack  is  requesting  that  DX stations  listing  'QSL via W3HNK'  on their
QRZ.com page to remove it and begin looking for another QSL manager.
DX stations who are interested  in receiving their QSLs  which have not been
forwarded to W3HNK  should contact  w3kx[@]arrl.net  to make arrangements to
receive them or provide permission to discard them. A list of the DX station
QSLs being stored is available on request". [TNX The Daily DX]

VK9XU & VK9CU ---> The website for the upcoming German-Australian DXpedition
to Christmas Island (VK9XU, 18 February-4 March)  and  the Cocos/Keeling Is-
lands (VK9CU, 4-11 March) is at https://vk9-2025.topdx.de/.