PA23 PLT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN DEPARTS NON-TWRED ARPT WITHOUT A DEP RELEASE.

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I CONTACTED VPS CLRNC DELIVERY. THEY GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING CLRNC: CLRED AS FILED; CLB AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT; EXPECT 6000 FT IN 10 MINS. HOLD FOR DEP; SQUAWK XXXX; CONTACT DEP. READBACK WAS CORRECT. AT THE SAME TIME; I WAS THINKING; HOW TO HOLD FOR DEP AT A NON-TWRED ARPT. I TRIED TO CONTACT DEP TO LET THEM KNOW I WAS READY ON THE GND AT DTS. NO RESPONSE. IT TRIED AGAIN; NO RESPONSE. AFTER 1 MIN; I RETURNED TO CLRNC DELIVERY AND HIS RESPONSE WAS DEP IS 121.6. I SHOULD HAVE PRESSED HIM FURTHER TO CLR UP THE SIT; BUT DIDN'T. I RETURNED TO 121.6 AND LISTENED FOR APPROX 1 MIN TO TOTAL SILENCE. I PERFORMED 3 RADIO CHKS WITH DTS UNICOM BEFORE CONTACTING CLRNC DELIVERY ON THIS PARTICULAR MORNING. ON PROBS. SO; A THIRD TIME; I TRIED TO CONTACT DEP WITH STILL NO RESPONSE. AT THIS TIME; I DECIDED I COULD GET THEM BETTER IN THE AIR. HOWEVER; UPON ESTABLISHING COM AFTER TKOF AT 300 FT MSL; THEY INFORMED ME I WAS TO HOLD FOR DEP. WHEN I CONFIRMED I WAS IN THE AIR; THEY TOLD ME TO MAINTAIN VFR AND FLY HDG 360 DEGS; TO WHICH I COMPLIED. WITHIN 1 MIN; I WAS REPRIMANDED BY DEP. HE TOLD ME TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 6000 FT; MAINTAIN 360 DEG HDG AND EXPECT ON COURSE SHORTLY. HE THEN ASKED IF I WAS FAMILIAR WITH PART 93. I SAID; 'YES; I AM. HOWEVER; I COULD NOT ESTABLISH RADIO COM ON THE GND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REACH DEP.' THERE WAS NO COM HEARD FROM DEP TO OR FROM ANY TFC WHILE ON THE GND. AFTER TKOF; I WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH COM. THE IFR FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT PROB. IT WAS VERY CONFUSING TO BE ON THE GND AT A NON-TWRED ARPT; TOLD TO 'HOLD FOR DEP' AND THEN NOT BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH COM WITH DEP OR HEAR ANY RADIO COM ON THAT FREQ AT ALL. TRYING TO GET CLRNC DELIVERY TO ASSIST PROVED TO BE FRUITLESS. DURING THE FLT HOME; I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE PROPER; SAFE THING TO DO WOULD HAVE BEEN TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE FBO; SHUT DOWN THE ENGS; CONTACT CLRNC DELIVERY BY PHONE AND ASK FOR A CLRNC ON THE GND WITH A VOID TIME.