Electronic tube type
Voltage Pentode or Tetrode (with diode) vacuum tubes
Voltage Pentode or Tetrode (with diode) records in Tube Tinker cover 38 tube designations, including 148 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 38
- Original datasheets
- 148
- Variation families
- 3
- Tubes with alternatives
- 12
About Voltage Pentode or Tetrode (with diode) tubes
If the tube is a tetrode or pentode that did not fall into any of the Power tube categories, AND it also contains one or more diodes. Then apply this type.
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- 1.2–20 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0.025–0.8 A
Common voltage pentode or tetrode (with diode) characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- 9CY4
- 9RL3
- 6AU2
- 7AM2
- 7-K1
- 8FW1
- 9AK1
- 9DB1
Sockets
- B9A18
- B7G3
- IO3
- BUTTON121
- UX71
Constructions
- Diode-Diode-Pentode19
- Diode-Pentode15
- Diode-Tetrode3
- Pentode-Rectifier1
Voltage Pentode or Tetrode (with diode) tube list
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10KU8 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Frame-grid sharp-cutoff pentode combined with two diode sections for television video amplification and horizontal phase-detector service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 10.2 V
- Sections
- 3
11LT8 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Twin discriminator diodes and sharp-cutoff pentode designed for television horizontal AFC discrimination and low-frequency horizontal-oscillator service.
- Base
- 9RL
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 11.4 V
- Sections
- 3
12A7 Pentode-Rectifier
Combination half-wave rectifier and power-amplifier pentode designed for compact AC/DC receivers, integrating power-supply rectification with audio output amplification.
- Base
- 7-K
- Socket
- UX7
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 2
17C8 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Double-diode remote-cutoff pentode designed for RF, IF, or AF amplification together with receiver detection functions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 17 V
- Sections
- 3
1AF5 Diode-Pentode
Source mismatch prevents a defensible functional classification: the supplied manufacturer page does not contain a printed 1AF5 entry, so neighboring tube data were not inferred.
- Base
- 6AU
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 1.4 V
- Sections
- 2
1AH6 Diode-Pentode
Directly heated battery diode-pentode combining radio signal detection with subsequent low-frequency voltage amplification. The diode recovers the received signal while the pentode provides AF gain in economical portable receivers.
- Base
- 6AU
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 1.4 V
- Sections
- 2
1B2P Diode-Pentode
Russian diode-pentode designed for low-frequency voltage preamplification and signal detection in receiving equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 1.2 V
- Sections
- 2
1FD9 Diode-Pentode
Battery diode-pentode combining signal detection with subsequent voltage amplification. The diode supplies detector action while the pentode operates from low-voltage receiver supplies with an economical directly heated filament.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 1.4 V
- Sections
- 2
1K6 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Duo-diode pentode combining two detector diodes with a pentode amplifier section; available documentation does not support a narrower functional assignment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 3
1K7G Diode-Diode-Pentode
Directly heated Radiotron dual-diode pentode, combining two signal detector diode plates with a pentode amplifier. Uses a 2 V, 120 mA coated filament and an eight-contact octal base.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 3
1N6G Diode-Pentode
Battery-receiver combination tube containing a detector diode and power-amplifier pentode for signal detection and audio output service.
- Base
- 7AM
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 1.4 V
- Sections
- 2
1N6GT Diode-Pentode
GT-envelope battery-receiver tube combining a detector diode with a power-amplifier pentode for detection and audio output service.
- Base
- 7AM
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 1.4 V
- Sections
- 2
20EQ7 Diode-Pentode
Diode and sharp-cutoff pentode for detection and IF amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 20 V
- Sections
- 2
5660 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Reliable duplex-diode pentode related to the 12C8 family, designed for operation under severe vibration and intermittent service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 3
5AM8 Diode-Pentode
High-perveance diode and sharp-cutoff pentode combination for television IF amplification, video detection, AGC, and DC-restorer service.
- Base
- 9CY
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 4.7 V
- Sections
- 2
5AS8 Diode-Pentode
General-purpose combination of a high-perveance diode and sharp-cutoff pentode for receiver detector and amplifier applications.
- Base
- 9DB
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 4.7 V
- Sections
- 2
5BT8 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Indirectly heated double-diode, sharp-cutoff pentode designed for television AFC and detector circuits, IF and video amplification, and automatic gain control. Features a 4.7 V, 600 mA controlled-warm-up heater suitable for series-string operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 4.7 V
- Sections
- 3
5BW8 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Double-diode pentode designed for television detector and amplifier service.
- Base
- 9HK
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 4.7 V
- Sections
- 3
6487 Diode-Pentode
Mullard diode-pentode with published amplifier characteristics; available documentation does not establish a sufficiently specific functional role for narrower classification.
- Base
- 8FW
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
6AC9 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Compactron pentode and double-diode combination designed for color-television IF amplification and phase-detector service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- BUTTON12
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 3
6AM8 Diode-Pentode
Miniature diode-pentode designed for combined television video-detector and final-IF amplifier service.
- Base
- 9CY
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
6AM8A Diode-Pentode
High-perveance diode and sharp-cutoff pentode for television IF amplification, video detection, AGC, and DC-restorer service.
- Base
- 9CY
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
6AS8 Diode-Pentode
High-perveance diode and sharp-cutoff pentode for television or radio IF, video, AGC, detector, and DC-restorer applications.
- Base
- 9AK
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
6B7E Diode-Diode-Pentode
Receiving tube combining radio signal detection or control-voltage rectification with associated voltage amplification. Its detector function is integral to receiver signal processing and supports classification within the radio detector/converter family.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 3
6B8P Diode-Diode-Pentode
Receiving tube combining radio signal detection or control-voltage rectification with associated voltage amplification. Its detector function is integral to receiver signal processing and supports classification within the radio detector/converter family.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 3
6B8SG Diode-Diode-Pentode
Receiving tube combining radio signal detection or control-voltage rectification with associated voltage amplification. Its detector function is integral to receiver signal processing and supports classification within the radio detector/converter family.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 3
6BV7_AWV Diode-Diode-Pentode
Australian Radiotron dual-diode audio-output power pentode.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 3
6DR8 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Double-diode pentode designed for IF amplification, detection, and automatic gain control in automobile radio receivers.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 3
6ET7 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Double-diode pentode combining detector and control-voltage rectification with signal amplification. Paired diodes permit complementary detection or control functions while the pentode supplies the active gain stage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 3
6F33 Diode-Pentode
High-frequency pentode with auxiliary diode for controlled amplification, mixing, variable-reactance, modulator, and timing applications at HF through UHF.
- Base
- B7G
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
6FA7 Diode-Tetrode
Diode and twin-plate tetrode designed specifically for frequency-divider and complex-wave-generator circuits, combining switching or waveform generation with an integrated rectifying/control diode.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
6HJ8 Diode-Pentode
Television diode-pentode combining a video-detector diode with a high-transconductance sharp-cutoff pentode for IF amplification, integrating picture-signal detection and wideband IF gain.
- Base
- 9CY
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
6KM8 Diode-Tetrode
Diode and three-plate tetrode for frequency-divider and complex-wave-generator circuits in electronic musical instruments, intended for pulse and timing service rather than ordinary amplification.
- Base
- 9QG
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
6KU8 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Diode-pentode intended for television IF and video-detector service, combining a high-frequency pentode amplifier with a diode for picture-signal rectification.
- Base
- B9A
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 3
6LT8 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Television diode-pentode combining IF amplification with video detection, allowing the pentode to provide wideband gain while the diode recovers the detected picture signal.
- Base
- 9RL
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 3
8ET7 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Series-heater diode-pentode for television IF amplification and video detection, integrating a high-transconductance pentode with a separate detector diode.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 8 V
- Sections
- 3
8LT8 Diode-Diode-Pentode
Series-string television diode-pentode intended for IF and video-detector service, combining wideband pentode amplification with a dedicated signal-detection diode.
- Base
- 9RL
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 8.1 V
- Sections
- 3
B2044 Diode-Tetrode
Philips binode combining a signal diode with an amplifying tetrode for receiver detection and signal amplification, integrating two radio signal-processing functions in one envelope.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 20 V
- Sections
- 2
