Electron-spin-resonance ͑ESR͒ measurements have been performed on samples of the system Pr 0.7 (Sr 0.3Ϫx Ca x )MnO 3 . Substitution of Ca in the Sr site changes the effective ionic radius of the A site, but the average Mn valence remains unchanged. The variation of the resonance linewidth, magnetization, and activation energy as functions of temperature and Ca concentration has been studied. The linewidth increases with an increase in the Ca content, which has been explained on the basis of the change in the tolerance factor. For xϽ0.1, the ESR line intensity varies exponentially with temperature with an activation energy dependent on x. However, for samples with 0.1рxр0.3, there is a change in the activation energy in the temperature range of the present study ͑110-550 K͒.