Electronic tube type
Power - Tetrode (NOT beam) (over 1000V 100W) vacuum tubes
Power - Tetrode (NOT beam) (over 1000V 100W) records in Tube Tinker cover 330 tube designations, including 763 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 330
- Original datasheets
- 763
- Variation families
- 25
- Tubes with alternatives
- 5
About Power - Tetrode (NOT beam) (over 1000V 100W) tubes
Tubes of this type must a power tetrode section which takes priority. The max plate watt rating must be over 100 watts and max plate volts over 1000 volts. Qualification also says that this tube did NOT qualify as "HorizontalSweep" or "VerticalSweep"
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- 1–27 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0.5–1,600 A
Common power - tetrode (not beam) (over 1000v 100w) characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- B8-2363
- GIANT 5P METAL-SHELL2
- JUMBO4PIN2
- GIANT 5P1
- Giant 5-Pin1
Sockets
- GIANT58
- RADIALRING94
- B8G3
- B42
- B9A2
- J42
- METALSHELL52
- B4A1
Constructions
- Tetrode328
- BeamPower1
- Tetrode-Tetrode1
Power - Tetrode (NOT beam) (over 1000V 100W) tube list
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4CX20000A Tetrode
High-power ceramic/metal transmitting tetrode designed for RF power amplification, linear amplification, oscillation, modulation, broadcast, or related high-power service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 10 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX20000B Tetrode
High-performance ceramic-metal power tetrode for audio and RF applications, particularly AM broadcast transmitters and pulse-modulator service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 10 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX20000C Tetrode
High-performance ceramic-metal power tetrode for audio and RF applications, especially VHF FM broadcast transmitters in the 88–108 MHz band.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 10 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX25000A Tetrode
High-power ceramic/metal transmitting tetrode designed for RF power amplification, linear amplification, oscillation, modulation, broadcast, or related high-power service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 9.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX250B Tetrode
High-power ceramic/metal transmitting tetrode designed for RF power amplification, linear amplification, oscillation, modulation, broadcast, or related high-power service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RADIALRING9
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX250BC Tetrode
High-power ceramic/metal transmitting tetrode designed for RF power amplification, linear amplification, oscillation, modulation, broadcast, or related high-power service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RADIALRING9
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX250F Tetrode
High-power ceramic/metal transmitting tetrode designed for RF power amplification, linear amplification, oscillation, modulation, broadcast, or related high-power service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RADIALRING9
- Heater
- 26.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX250FG Tetrode
Compact transmitting tetrode for VHF/UHF RF and linear amplification to approximately 500 MHz, with 250 W plate dissipation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 26.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX250K Tetrode
Compact forced-air-cooled external-anode radial-beam tetrode rated at 250 watts plate dissipation and designed especially for RF cavity operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX250M Tetrode
Compact forced-air-cooled external-anode radial-beam tetrode rated at 250 watts plate dissipation and designed especially for RF cavity operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 26.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX3000A Tetrode
Forced-air-cooled 3 kW transmitting tetrode for high-power linear RF and professional transmitter service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 9 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX300A Tetrode
Compact ceramic-metal RF power tetrode for oscillator, linear-amplifier, and Class C service to approximately 500 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX300Y Tetrode
External-anode RF power tetrode with 400 W plate dissipation for professional transmitting service to roughly 110 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX35000A Tetrode
Forced-air ceramic power tetrode for roughly 50 kW transmitter output, supporting Class-C and AB RF amplification, oscillation, and push-pull AF amplifier or modulator service to about 110 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 10 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX35000C Tetrode
Special 4CX35000 variant designed particularly for plate-and-screen-modulated Class-C RF amplification at very high power, with full transmitting ratings extending to about 110 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 10 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX35000D Tetrode
Massive forced-air-cooled tetrode with 35 kW plate dissipation for 50–150 kW-class RF and audio/modulator service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
4CX40000G Tetrode
Very-high-power ceramic-metal tetrode with 40 kW plate dissipation for broadcast and professional RF service to approximately 220 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 11 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX5000A Tetrode
Large ceramic/metal transmitting tetrode for high-power RF and audio applications, supporting broadcast and industrial amplifier service with roughly 5–6 kW plate dissipation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 7.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX5000R Tetrode
Ruggedized ceramic/metal radial-beam transmitting tetrode for forced-air-cooled high-power RF service, combining multi-kilowatt plate dissipation with mechanically robust construction.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4CX800A Tetrode
Svetlana 800 W transmitting tetrode for high-gain grid-driven or grounded-grid RF linear-amplifier service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
4D21 Tetrode
Power tetrode for transmitting RF amplifier and oscillator service, capable of full ratings to about 120 MHz and reduced-rating operation substantially higher.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- J4
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
4W20000A Tetrode
Water-cooled high-power Eimac transmitting tetrode designed for RF power service, capable of tens of kilowatts output and operation into the VHF range.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12 V
- Sections
- 1
4W300B Tetrode
Water-cooled transmitting tetrode for VHF/UHF RF amplification to approximately 500 MHz with about 300 W plate dissipation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4W300BF Tetrode
High-heater-voltage water-cooled 4W300B-family tetrode for VHF/UHF RF power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 26.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4X150A Tetrode
Forced-air-cooled external-anode radial-beam tetrode for mobile, wide-band, video, and RF power-amplifier service, with useful operation extending to approximately 500 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B8G
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4X150D Tetrode
26.5-volt-heater variant of the forced-air-cooled 4X150 family, designed for RF amplifier and oscillator service with full ratings to approximately 500 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RADIALRING9
- Heater
- 26.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4X150G Tetrode
Compact forced-air-cooled external-anode tetrode for UHF RF amplification, multiplication, oscillation, and pulse service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 25 V
- Sections
- 1
4X150R Tetrode
Ruggedized transmitting tetrode for RF amplifiers, oscillators, and frequency multipliers to approximately 500 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4X150S Tetrode
Ruggedized compact RF power tetrode for demanding high-frequency amplification to approximately 500 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 26.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4X250B Tetrode
Forced-air-cooled transmitting tetrode producing roughly 410 W RF output with full input rating to approximately 500 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B8G
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
4X250F Tetrode
26.5 V heater variant of the 4X250B VHF/UHF transmitting tetrode family.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B8G
- Heater
- 26.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4X5000A Tetrode
Large forced-air-cooled ceramic-metal tetrode for high-power professional RF transmitting service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 7.5 V
- Sections
- 1
4X500A Tetrode
High-power transmitting tetrode for FM, television, and VHF communications amplifiers, producing approximately 835 W RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SPECIAL4
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
50RS20 Tetrode
Pulse tetrode with substantial anode dissipation for high-voltage pulse operation and magnetron power supplies. Its construction emphasizes pulsed power rather than ordinary continuous amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 25 V
- Sections
- 1
5D22 Tetrode
High-power transmitting tetrode for RF amplifier, modulator, and oscillator service, co-designated with the 4-250A family.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- GIANT5
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
5D23 Tetrode
Directly heated thoriated-tungsten transmitting tetrode with approximately 215 W plate dissipation.
- Base
- JUMBO4PIN
- Socket
- J4
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
5D23RK65 Tetrode
Raytheon 5D23/RK65 directly heated thoriated-tungsten RF power tetrode with 5 V 14 A filament, 3000 V plate rating, 215 W plate dissipation and 565 W listed RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
5F60R Tetrode
Forced-air-cooled coaxial UHF power tetrode for amplifiers, oscillators, and frequency multipliers.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6075 Tetrode
Water-cooled low-drive HF power tetrode for high-power FM and television broadcast transmitters.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6076 Tetrode
Forced-air-cooled external-anode HF tetrode providing multi-kilowatt FM and television transmitter power.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6155 Tetrode
Beam-power transmitting tube for RF power-amplifier and communications applications, designed for compact moderate-power transmitter stages.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
6156 Tetrode
Beam-power tube intended for RF transmitting and power-amplifier service, combining moderate plate dissipation with useful high-frequency performance.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
6183 Tetrode
Metal-ceramic transmitting tetrode for grounded-grid RF power amplifier or oscillator circuits. Forced-air cooled and useful to about 900 MHz, it serves broadband television, Class-C RF, and dielectric-heating applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6283 Tetrode
Reliable metal-ceramic power tetrode for grounded-grid RF amplification to 1250 MHz or higher. Forced-air cooling, shock/vibration resistance, and military communications ratings support demanding UHF service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6942 Tetrode
Metal-ceramic UHF transmitting tetrode for grounded-grid power-amplifier and oscillator service to about 900 MHz. Forced-air cooling and an integral radiator support substantial RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 5.7 V
- Sections
- 1
6D21 Tetrode
High-voltage directly heated pulse-modulator tetrode with a massive filament. It is designed for substantial pulsed power rather than ordinary continuous small-signal amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- GIANT5
- Heater
- 7.5 V
- Sections
- 1
715B Tetrode
Special-purpose pulse tetrode designed for high-speed pulse amplification and switching applications requiring substantially greater instantaneous voltage and current than ordinary receiving tetrodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 26 V
- Sections
- 1
715C Tetrode
Heater-cathode pulse-amplifier tetrode rated for approximately 15 kV anode voltage and 15 A peak anode current into an inductive load.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B4A
- Heater
- 26 V
- Sections
- 1
