Oh yes ER it’s a very hard problem; a problem with a huge payback so it’s worth the work.
On my little station I calculated that I had 12 Million places to look to satisfy myself that there were no beacons when I listened for them. I also think that I have to listen for about an hour in each place. 12 Million hours on my small station. That’s a lot.
I don’t remember the details but I think that a non-directed signal would consume all the power available of an earth like civilization to achieve 1 Kly radius. Do you think we could muster the political will for that one?
I too am a SETI pessimist but without a reason to not roll the dice I say “why not†– I’ll listen as much as I can. Please do send me the numbers you have come up with. I’m Jim@SETI.Net I promise to post them on my web site.
It’s a heck of a gamble – are you in???
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