2009 Early Television Convention
 

If you couldn't make it to the Early Television Convention this year, we'll have live video of the festivities on the Early Television Foundation website www.earlytelevision.org

Auction: Saturday May 2, 10:00 AM

Seminars: Saturday, noon to 5:00 PM

We're actually up live right now (Friday afternoon)

I'm in town, but rolled in too late for Friday hijinks. If you view the live video tomorrow, I will be masquerading as a nondescript grey-haired guy from the Wrong Coast :)

Phil Nelson

Phil,

I was keeping an eye out for you but there were a lot of nondescript grey haired guys, including me. ;)

John

That was a great convention! Kudos to Steve and everyone involved.
John

The convention was a blast! I second, thanks to Steve and all involved, and for all the great conversation and stories. I don't want to ever miss a year. I also grabbed a couple of neat sets this year! I finally have a few roundie B/W sets now.

Yah, the convention was, as usual, both fun and educational. It's great to see acquaintances from years past and meet some new people, as well.

Talk about ships passing in the night. Both of you were at the convention but I didn't recognize you as forum members. Zenithfan1, I think I chatted with you and Jim Menning at some point. For the record, my nametag did say "Phil Nelson, Phil's Old Radios". On this page you can see what I looked like about four years ago: http://antiqueradio.org/tabloid.htm .

Maybe next year we should all wear fake beards or pirate eyepatches or something :)

This year, I bought something for the first time. I have held back in the past, due to the hassle/cost of shipping things from OH to the West Coast. At the silent auction, though, there were two Hallicrafters T-54s. I preferred the one with all original paint (and grime), and got it for a good price. It will make a great companion to my Hallicrafters 505 TV and SX-42 boatanchor.

Anyway, Steve and his crew deserve a big Thank You for putting on yet another fine convention. If you're interested in old TVs, there's nothing else like this in the world, as far as I know.

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

We did speak, I think we're in the picture of the Dumont color set talking in the background with Jim Menning. It's the picture with John and his wife over in the color forum. Glad you were able to snag one of the Hallicrafters, I believe that was a topic of conversation too, that and the radio that matches it. It was a pleasure talking with you and everyone else there. It's not everyday I can talk about this stuff without eyes glazing over so I take full advantage!:thmbsp:

it was fun wasn t it?the color wheel demonstration was awesome and watching the kentucky derby pre-show on that stromberg carlson ruled.it was good to see and talk with of course mark,dave may,john hommock,and the guys from cincy.good times!!!just have to wait another year.i am going to drag bryan out of maryland to next years convention.

As usual, something always comes up at the last minute causing me not to make it. I'm definately going this comming year. I've been talking about it since the first one. From what i hear, this was the best one yet.
-Tony

:yes:

A LOT of glaze back here at home. I had a great time there talking with all you guys!

--Dave Sica

Tony, if we have to we could meet up in Hagerstown and go from there...I really need to make it next year myself.

:worthless from the convention.

I'll post a few when I get home, I didn't take a bunch because I was blabbing so much but I got a few good ones...

Lost knob at convention
 

Anyone by chance find a knob in parking beside building (between main
entrance and big door)? Its the little things that are hard to replace.
Its for the Crosley console auctioned at the convention.
Thanks...........

Do you have a good photo of what the knob looks like? Alternately, what is the model of the set? I may have a knob if the original is not located.

Like I said earlier, here are a few pics of the back area where the auction and swap meet takes place. Good times here...............
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/100_4464.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/100_4466.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/100_4482.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/100_4462.jpg
One of the greatest places in the USA:thmbsp::D
I will remove any photos of persons not wanting to be photographed, I know some don't like it. Let me know.

I would be in tv heaven in that room!
-Tony

Hi! to All,

My modest contribution to the ETF convention photo coverage:

Here, a pot-pourri of snapshots, TVs for sale, technical demos, some of the Museum's collections, portraits of convention-goers, etc.

http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/k...phen/ETF-2009/

And here, the upload of the complete, commented presentation of the vintage CRT rebuilding process at RACS in France.

http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/k...RACS%20France/

PS: not quite finished, 8 out of 12 subsections uploaded. Will be finished over the weekend.

Best Regards

jhalphen
Paris/France

Thanks! You took some great pics! You even got one of my Motorola 16" console set before I moved it to the van, the electrostatic Moto I won too. I meant to take pictures but didn't. But what? No pictures of me with my long hippy hair??:D Oh wait, I have one of Steve D and myself, too bad I smiled after the flash. Trust me, I was happy as a pig in sh*t at the convention!..:thmbsp:

Hi zenithfan1, hi Jerome,

thank you very much for all these impressive photos. I wish I can attend the convention in the future!

Kind regards,
Eckhard

You're welcome, Eckhard. I'll look and see if I have anymore good ones to post. I took three times as many last year, this year I was too busy talking.:)
Mark

When will the video coverage of the ETF conference be available?

What is this thing??

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...ipkowDiskL.jpg

I would love to go to the Convention and bring a truckload of jun... err merchandise. I'm afraid I'd leave with more than I brought though. :yes:

This is a replica of a neon lamp with LEDs for a mechanical television receiver with a Nipkow disk.

Nice to see that I'm not the only Certifiably Crazy person who has a strange affinity for these old One-Eyed Monsters...Misery loving Company and all, you know...(grin)

You can see my LED arrays in operation here:
http://www.tech-retro.com/Aurora_Design/LED_Arrays.html

The original neon lamps are getting very hard to find and very expensive for the mechanical sets.

I am still on the road on business, but before I left Ohio I gave Steve McVoy a ton of photos as usual. He'll need some time to sort through and post some. I'll also forward them to Dave Sica in case he wants to post a different selection, after I get home.

Here to whet your appetite is a shot of Cliff Benham's color bars on a CBS color wheel and a 2-color color wheel. Source for the 3-color is NTSC converted to field sequential in Darryl Hock's converter. Cliff built the wheels, motor controls/sync and 2-color circuits.

Also notice the three-color waveform monitor made by viewing a white-phosphor scope through the wheel. lower left.
Cliff's stuff is amazing to see.

Yep, the CBS wheel he made is the best one I have ever seen, no flicker. Just a PERFECT color picture, the scope is way cool too. I grabbed a few really good pics of it running. Well done Cliff!

I will be posting a bunch of photos soon.

I got complete video coverage of the event and I'm working on making a DVD set now. It will be available on the Early Television website when it's ready.

Dave Sica