"Ron Garret" wrote in message
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Yes, but I would think that the instruction to join the localizer
constitutes a radar vector, notwithstanding the fact that the controller
may or may not have actually voiced the word "vector".


The instruction to join the localizer does not constitute a radar vector.
If you're being vectored the controller will either assign a magnetic
heading to be flown or tell you to turn some number of degrees left or
right.