Early Television Museum
2006 Early Television Convention
The 2006 Early Television Convention was held on Friday, April 28, Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30 at the Early Television Museum in Hilliard, Ohio. Because of the cold weather we've had each year, the buffet lunch, presentations, and banquet were held at the Makoy Center, a conference facility about 2 blocks from the museum.
Presentations
| RCA and the Innovation of Electronic Television, 1923-1945 | Alex Magoun, director of the David Sarnoff Library |
| Restoration of Early Video Recordings from 1927-1935. | Don McLean |
| A 60 Line Mirror Screw Receiver | Peter Yanczer |
| The 1937 Russian TK-1 (RCA RR-359) | Darryl Hock |
| An Overview of The Radio & Television Museum, Bowie, MD | Brian Belanger, Curator |
| The TV Dinner Club Museum, Akron, OH | Dave Blewette |
| Color Wheel NTSC Converter | Cliff Benham |
| Dalto Giant Theater Color Projection Unit | Chuck Azzalina |
Events in gray were at the museum. Those in green were at the Makoy Center. Friday, April 28
6:00 � 9:00 |
Meet other collectors at the museum. Cash bar with beer, wine, soft drinks. |
Saturday, April 29
| 7:30 � 8:30 | Swap Meet setup |
| 8:30 � 11:00 | Registration and Swap Meet |
| 11:00 � 11:30 | Auction |
| 11:45 � 12:30 | Buffet Lunch |
| 12:30 � 3:00 | Presentations |
| 3:00 � 3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 � 5:30 | Presentations |
| 5:30 � 7:00 | Browse the museum�s collection, talk to fellow collectors |
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Banquet |
Sunday, April 30
| 9:00 � 5:00 | Browse the museum�s collection, talk to fellow collectors. Demonstration of sets in the Museum�s collection. |
Here is what went on in the 2004 and 2005 conventions.
Here are some pictures, courtesy of Wayne Bretl and Steve Dichter. Other pictures can be seen at the NJARC website.
Friday Afternoon and Evening
Unloading and assembling Chuck Azzalina's monster Dalto color projection set:
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Finally working (the next morning)
Inspecting the impossibly wide deflection angle CRT and CRT cutaway donated by Thompson:
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Testing the NIB 15GP22 donated by Thompson:
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Collectors touring the museum:
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Steve Dichter's display of early color articles:
Darryl Hock's Russian TK1 (RR35):
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Saturday Morning Swap Meet and Auction
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Lunch and the Presentations
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Back to the museum, for the last two presentations (Darryl has his TK1 with him) :
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Dinner at the Makoy Center
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Sunday at the Museum
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