"Dave Butler" wrote in message
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The fact that FSS maintains a single 800 number for use countrywide leads
to the expectation that we are dealing with a monolithic FSS. I would
guess
that was the image somebody wanted to project when they decided to
provide a single access number. That is, of course, the way it "should"
work,
anyway.


The single 800 number that FSS maintains for use countrywide, 1-800-WX
BRIEF, is for preflight weather briefings. Use of it for other purposes,
such as canceling IFR, can connect you to a station that is unable to
provide the service sought.