"Peter" wrote in message
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No, he was receiving only, not actively on the frequency.
No communication on his part took place while he took off
and started flying his route as described. Presumably the
controller was communicating with other pilots during this
period.


Maintaining communications does not mean continuously broadcasting. Arden
established two-way radio communications, maintained a listening watch on
the frequency, and responded when the controller called him. That's
maintaining communications.



I obviously did and quoted it as well. His description met all the
requirements you gave in the previous post.


No, Arden did not leave the frequency. He was there when the controller
called him and he responded.



In exactly the same way that if I walk into a room and talk to you, then
walk around talking to various other people - or sit in a corner while you
talk to others, and then eventually come back to talk to you we would be
'establishing a new communication.'


That's not maintaining communications. What you describe is akin to leaving
the frequency for a while and returning to it later. Arden established
communications and remained on the frequency without broadcasting for a
time. Like you might if you were engaged in a conversation with a group of
people but only listened for a while. You're not speaking, but you're still
a party to the conversation.