ORIGINAL: The Toolman
Naaa, the walkie talkies for kids didn't have an org for them, the cordless phones didn't have an org for them, I could go on an on if need be.
The factorys that wanna sell their stuff sucks up with the gov to get their stuff approved an out on the market. That said, the model plane industry could have did the same thing without the ama. The ama is an insurance, magazine an big boys clubhouse in a nutshell.
Walkie talkies sell tens of millions of units. Cordless phones sell hundreds of millions of units.
R/C transmitter sales are counted in the thousands. Chump change by comparison.
For Futaba, R/C is just a small bump in the road compared to the rest of their offerings. Same for JR, Airtronics, and Hitec. They wouldn't bother with R/C if AMA didn't pave the way with gold bricks. We'd be back in the 1960's with our radio technology, and the hobby would be a lot smaller.