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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
Events in gray were
at the museum. Those in green were
at the Makoy Center.
Friday, April 28
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6:00 –
9:00 |
Meet
other collectors at the museum. Cash bar with beer, wine, soft
drinks. |
Saturday, April 29
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7:30 –
8:30 |
Swap
Meet setup |
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8:30 –
11:00 |
Registration and Swap Meet |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Auction |
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11:45 – 12:30 |
Buffet Lunch
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12:30 – 3:00 |
Presentations
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3:00 – 3:30 |
Break
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3:30 – 5:30 |
Presentations |
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5:30 – 7:00 |
Browse the
museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors |
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7:00 - 9:00 |
Banquet |
Sunday, April 30
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9:00 – 5:00
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Browse the
museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors. Demonstration of
sets in the Museum’s collection. |
To see what went on in previous conventions, click for information on the
2004 or
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:
Finally working (the next morning)
Inspecting the impossibly wide deflection angle CRT and CRT cutaway
donated by Thompson:
Testing the NIB 15GP22 donated by Thompson:
Collectors touring the museum:
Steve Dichter's display of early color articles:
 Darryl Hock's Russian TK1 (RR35):
Saturday Morning Swap Meet and Auction
Lunch and the Presentations
Back to the museum, for the last two presentations (Darryl has his TK1
with him) :
Dinner at the Makoy Center
Sunday at the Museum |
