2018 Early Television Convention

Mechanical TV
- Gallery
- Database Summary
- Sets at the Museum
- Restoration
- Broadcasting
- Advertising
- Roger DuPouy's Site
- Peter Yanczer's Site
- Gerolf Poetschke's Site
- Eckhard Etzold's Site
Early Electronic TV
- Gallery
- Database Summary
- American Sets at the Museum
- British Sets at the Museum
- Restoration
- Broadcasting
- Technical Information
- Other Equipment
  - Antennas
  - CRTs
  - Test Equipment
  - VHF Boosters
- Advertising
- Gerolf Poetschke's Site
- Eckhard Etzold's Site
Postwar TV
- American Postwar TV
- British/European Postwar TV
- Postwar TV in the Rest of the World
- Restoration
- Postwar Broadcasting
- Technical Information
- Other Equipment
  - Accessories
  - Antennas
  - CRTs
  - Test Equipment
- Advertising
- Eckhard Etzold's Site
Early Color TV
- Gallery
- Database Summary
- Color TV Systems
- Sets at the Museum
- Restoration
- Broadcasting
- Technical Information
- CRTs
- Advertising
- Pete Deksnis's Site
- Ed Reitan's Color Television History
- Eckhard Etzold's Site
CRT Rebuilding
- Rebuilding Tubes at the Museum
- Donations
The Foundation and Museum
- Early Television Foundation
- About the Museum
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- Friends of the Museum
- Equipment Donations

Early Television Museum

2018 Early Television Convention

The 2019 Convention will be May 4-6. Mark your calendars.

This year's convention was held Friday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6.

Thanks to all our volunteers and presenters. Without you the convention would not be possible.

See you next year.

Here is a summary of the convention:

Attendance: 120 (115 in 2017)

Saturday Dinner: 65 (65 in 2017)

Auction Sales $21,556 ($14,866 in 2017)

Donations $4,658 ( $2,862 in 2017)

Net income to ETF $18,157 ($11,944 in 2017)

We've set up an online photo album for any pictures you've taken at the museum or at the Convention that you'd like to share. Just drag-and-drop your photos into the upload album. Thanks for sharing!

Google Photos online album

Wayne Bretl's photos

Jack Winslade's photos

Repair of the Westinghouse 15 inch color set

Philco Predicta restoration

Auction Results

Here is information on the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Conventions.

Presentations and Workshop

Jack Poppele, the Most Famous Radio & TV Engineer I Never Heard Of	Mike Molnar
RCA Eight-Inch Ten-Tube "Personal" Portable KCS 100	Ed Milbourn
Contributions of the Bendix Radio Division to Television Development	George Lemaster
Making provisions in your will for donating your collection	Dave Sica
Dos and Don'ts of Restoration Concerning Early Broadcast Television Cameras	Ralph Sargent
C. Frances Jenkins	Carl Dole
Updated Progress Report About the Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications	Chuck Conrad
Workshop: Repair hints for Philco Predictas	Dan Jones

Schedule

Events in gray were at the museum and those in green at the Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center

Friday, May 4

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Meet other collectors at the museum. Demonstration of sets in the Museum's collection. Food, wine and beer available for purchase.

Saturday, May 5

7:30 am – 8:00 am	Swap Meet setup
8:00 am – 11:00 am	Registration and Swap Meet
9:00 am - 12:00 noon	Live Auction
12:00 noon – 12:30 pm	Buffet Lunch
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm	Presentations
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm	Break
2:30 pm – 4:15 pm	Presentations
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Restoration Workshop - Restoring Philco Predictas - Dan Jones
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm	Browse the museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner

Sunday, May 6

9:00 am – 5:00 pm	Browse the museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors. Demonstration of sets in the Museum’s collection.
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Early Television Foundation Annual Meeting
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Meeting - CRT rebuilding at the museum

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