Ronnie-

A senior statesman for the hobby/sport ala AMA is a denizen of this discussion group, and was a key player in getting FCC to sign off on assignment of the ~1 MHz of coveted bandwidth that is currently allocated to 50 channels in the VHF band for model aircraft R/C use. There was reportedly a $10,000 off-the-books direct cost involved. Each of us current members is thus indebted to AMA in the amount of about $0.07, which has apparently never been paid off despite members pouring on the order of $7-8 million annually into the organization since that expenditure decades ago. How would you feel about making a one-time payment of $0.07 to retire that debt? I'll be first in line to pay; I don't want this debt passed down to my grandson and his future siblings and cousins.

Now then, what else do wannabe modelers owe AMA for doing on their behalf that some insist warrants impressing them into AMA membership lest they be labeled as freeloaders?

Edit: decimal point goof