It was indeed an excellent two days. I, along with my wife, thoroughly enjoyed the many excellent exhibits and guest speakers. Ed Reitan's talk on the RCA/CBS battle for the color standard was fascinating, I was blown away by Daryl's standards converter, and seeing the CBS color sets in operation was a rare treat.

I had never seen a mechanical set before and it was a blast to view Steve's prototype RCA mechanical receiver, which is fed from a mechanical camera in a nearby booth. As my wife made faces in front of the camera I was able to view her likeness in orange on the RCA set. Neat.

I was a bit stunned to meet Mike Maclean, whose name and photo I had encountered while researching the early Motown studios. Mike was chief engineer at Motown / Hitsville during the glory years and was responsible for many innovations there. The phrase "a gentleman and a scholar" describes him well.

It was a pleasure to meet Steve D and Steve K, both of whom live near us. I hope we can get together again soon!

On Sunday Steve McVoy switched on a large number of sets, including many British and European models, which were fed a converted signal. What a treat to see these in action. Another highlight for us was watching the 30" Dumont Sovereign, which delivers a beautiful picture.

Thanks to Nat Pendleton, who sold me his restored RCA 630. (I hope that Fedex ground will get it to California intact and working!)

For a collector or enthusiast, the many amazing sets at the museum would warrant a cross country trip, even without the convention. But the great people and demonstrations made it something really special. Thanks to Steve for hosting it, and thanks to everyone else for their fine contributions.

David Kulka