Ric...I was sitting outside the other night at home and was envisioning why Amelia and Fred were sending signals in the late hours of the night and the wee hours of the morning Pacific (Gardner) time. I don't know the exact percentage. But from most of the signals that I saw in the catalog between July 2-7...these signals were sent between 10:00PM and 5:00AM Pacific (Gardner) time. Why did she do that?
1. If you think about it...How many people are up that late at night and early in the morning to listen to anyone sending shortwave radio messages or signals? Why not send radio transmissions during the day when someone could do a fly over and see you? Were the radio transmissions sent late at night because of desperation?
I guess why I ask these questions is because I'm not really sure Amelia or Fred were in really good shape at the time of the possible landing to making any rational decision making.
Did Amelia and Fred sleep during the day, during those 5 days of radio transmissions? Did the Electra inside temperature seem to soar as the day went along, and what was the inside temperature like? Was it bearable to sleep in those conditions, regarding someone who got hurt badly or did they seek shelter on the confines of the island?
2. Were the signals sent late at night and early hours not so much because of high/low tide, or was it because of the intense heat on the island during that time of the year?
Anyway, these are questions I have in regards to the post-loss signals. It's not that I don't believe in them....because I do. But, rather taken aside as to why these two famous people would act in that way. Like...I'm gonna go lay down now...but its 104 degrees under the tire of the Electra, but if the rescue plane flys over wake me up Fred? Now you have to remember its in the middle of the day. Or let's try again with the radio....Fred wake up...your dosing off...how are we supposed to send out anything if you keep dozin off. Now you also gotta remember its roughly between 2-5 in the morning. Most people are still asleep or are they? Anyway, these are questions I believe need to be asked, because it tells a timeline of events!!! Anyway, cmon ya all...help me out on this one!!! Thanks!!!!