RE: Why are you an AMA member?
Do any of your AMA chartered clubs have someone who is willing, and more important, who has the ability to teach members how to actually build, rather than sticking pre-built sub assemblies together, or is the total membership now dumb to the idea of building, and totally involved with the ARF thing? Note this is not to say that people who do not build are dumb, but are uneducated into the process. Please don't start a rant here about how you don't have time to build, because you all find the time to waste here, rather than be out in your shop.
If your club does have such a person, is he approachable, or is he (like me) a crochety old S.O.B.that whizzes everyone off with his superior attitude?
Bill, AMA 4720