The September 21, 2002 meeting was held at Red Coach Restaurant in Newton. The meeting was called to order at 9:33am by President Kent Harder. Members present were Fred Becker, Lon Buller, David Duerksen, David Godshall, Bob Harder, Kent Harder, Mike Harvey, Dan Inskeep, Roger and Andrew Jost, Rick Rickenberg, and Charles Skinner.

The handwritten August minutes were read by the President with no corrections.Treasurer's Report: The current checking account balance is $617.23, plus $120.00 in petty cash, for a total balance of $737.23.Echo Station/Echo Link: Charles Skinner said he was was a bit confused at the last meeting about the Echo Station because he thought the club was talking about the similarily named Echo Link, a system whereby you can talk to other radios around the world via the computer/internet.

Proposition 4736?: A bill is currently in the works to help Amateur Radio operators to install antennas in areas they have had trouble in the past, such as when housing associations rules interfere.

State Report: Secretary has does it every year the past years, but was uncertain if he had submitted it this year yet. He will look into it.

Repeaters: Trustee Bob Harder reported the repeater appears to be working well. There was a question about the Hesston 145.21 repeater; Bob said the repeater is working but has some problems with periodic static. Dave Bishop has been asked to look at it. The Hesston 442.4 repeater is working fine.

Emergency Preparedness: Fred asked Lon is he was aware of some of the new Homeland Security programs coming into existance, such as a training program. Lon said there is a lot of stuff out there and encouranged us to let him know of any that looked promising for our area.

Jamboree: Charles asked if the club is ever involved with the Scouts. Previously the club has been involved in the Jamboree but hasn't for a number of years. The annual Jamboree is coming up in about a month (October 19). It may be too late to do anything for this year, but we might think about helping out next year. Roger will be participating as a Scout Leader at the Cottonwood Point, Marion Reservoir, gathering, Friday-Sunday. April 24, 2003, there will be a gathering of about 30 counties (Quivira Council) of Scout troups at the State Fairground in Hutchinson.