Any word on this yet?

[VK4SMJ]

VK4FAUS - Drill some holes in the bucket of bricks to let the water out.

AH! now I've pondered about my bucket for some years now, and i thought of that. but! it's a gal bucket, if i drill holes in it, it will breech the gal barrier and will start too rust. Now I know those buckets are fairly cheap from bunnings, but my old man was Scottish so i cant go against the pull of DNA and start lashing out on new buckets

VK3ALB, your suggestions are perfectly reasonable and logical, I have no qualms with anything you suggested, but yes I also think it's written in stone now and not much is really going to happen.

My prediction is, 25 watts for Foundation.
Standard will have to do with 100watts but will be given the carrot of the full 6m allocation, and maybe some extra microwave stuff.
Digital for F call.
Standard and full call will be given 60m, and thats about it. That high power trial a few years ago I think scared the powers and i dont think there's a hope is hades we will get much more power for the higher licence classes.

This will placate the cry for more stuff and will show that "yes the gov listens to the masses", and that will be it for the next 10-20 years. As our numbers dwindle we get less and less power to ask for jack, and that will be job done from the Gov's point of view. So in 10-20 years time they can disregard any further request for more power or allocation.