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Specialized - Switching Tube vacuum tubes

Specialized - Switching Tube records in Tube Tinker cover 572 tube designations, including 1,020 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.

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Tube records
572
Original datasheets
1,020
Variation families
18
Tubes with alternatives
23

About Specialized - Switching Tube tubes

If the tube is described as a switching tube, transmit/receive etc. then apply this type.

Electrical range

Nominal heater voltage
0–27 V
Nominal heater current
0–1,800 A

Common specialized - switching tube characteristics

These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.

Bases

  • B12E2
  • B7G2
  • Duodecal2
  • Special 13-pin2
  • 4CK1
  • 4V1
  • 6AR1
  • 9AD1

Sockets

  • B9A23
  • UX415
  • IO12
  • B7G11
  • B12A5
  • SK1005
  • B26A4
  • B13B2

Constructions

  • MicrowaveTRSwitch215
  • SparkGapPulseSwitch80
  • CounterSelectorSwitch37
  • Tetrode37
  • Thyratron37
  • RelayControlSwitch33
  • SurgeProtector33
  • BeamSwitchingCommutator18

Specialized - Switching Tube tube list

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  • 6602

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Bomac BL-329 TR and shutter device, 3070–3530 MHz.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6604

    MicrowaveTRSwitch-MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Bomac BL-509 dual TR gas-discharge switch and shutter with attached hybrid junctions; 8490–9578 MHz.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    2
  • 6605

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Bomac BL-96A pre-TR gas-discharge protection switch; 1250–1350 MHz; 2000 kW maximum transmitter peak power.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6615

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6616

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Bomac BL-326 broadband TR gas-discharge switch and shutter; 8490–9578 MHz.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6619

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6620

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6621

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6624

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6629

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Bomac BL-54 ATR gas-discharge switch; 8650–8950 MHz; 250 kW maximum transmitter peak power.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6630

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Bomac BL-55 ATR gas-discharge switch; center frequency 9375 MHz; 250 kW maximum transmitter peak power.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6631

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Bomac BL-94 ATR gas-discharge switch with keep-alive ignitor; 8500–9000 MHz.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6632

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Bomac BL-18A tunable TR gas-discharge switch; 1215–1355 MHz; 2000 kW maximum transmitter peak power.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6633

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Bomac BL-37A broadband TR switch, 1220–1365 MHz.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6640

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Broadband double TR gas switch for C-band radar duplexers, operating approximately 5.4–5.9 GHz at peak powers reaching hundreds of kilowatts.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6700

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    6700 specialized - switching tube electronic tube specifications and datasheets.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    6.2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6701

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    6701 specialized - switching tube electronic tube specifications and datasheets.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6703

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    High-vacuum ten-output magnetron beam-switching commutator, shared designation 6703/8D-301, for electronic selection and sequencing.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    SK100
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6704

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    High-vacuum electron-beam switching device that steers current among multiple output electrodes for electronic commutation, selection, counting, or detection.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    SK105
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6710

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    General-purpose ten-position Burroughs BEAM-X high-vacuum electronic switching device for rapid output selection and commutation.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    SK100
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6711

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    High-vacuum electron-beam switching device that steers current among multiple output electrodes for electronic commutation, selection, counting, or detection.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    SK100
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6712

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    High-vacuum electron-beam switching device that steers current among multiple output electrodes for electronic commutation, selection, counting, or detection.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    SK100
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6714

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    High-vacuum electron-beam switching device that steers current among multiple output electrodes for electronic commutation, selection, counting, or detection.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    SK100
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6793

    MechanicalVacuumSwitch

    6793 specialized - switching tube electronic tube specifications and datasheets.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6795

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6796

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6797

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6802

    CounterSelectorSwitch

    Cold-cathode decimal counting/selector tube using pulsed guide electrodes to advance the discharge among output cathodes.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    IO
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6805

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6873

    RelayControlSwitch

    Rugged inert-gas cold-cathode trigger tube capable of very high peak currents for rapid relay, control, and trigger switching.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6879

    CounterSelectorSwitch

    Cold-cathode decimal counting and selector tube that advances a glow discharge among numbered cathodes in response to guide-electrode pulses.

    Base
    9AD
    Socket
    B7G
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6909

    CounterSelectorSwitch

    Cold-cathode decimal counting and selector tube that advances a glow discharge among numbered cathodes in response to guide-electrode pulses.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    IO
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6910

    CounterSelectorSwitch

    Top-view cold-cathode decimal counter tube with cathodes zero through nine individually available as outputs for counting and selection.

    Base
    6AR
    Socket
    MODDUODECAL13
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 6AR8

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    Double-plate sheet-beam switching and detector tube that steers an electron beam between output plates for electronic commutation and signal detection.

    Base
    9OP
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6HW8

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    Sheet-beam tube for specialized electronic switching and signal-processing circuits. Its beam geometry permits controlled current steering rather than conventional single-output amplification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6JH8

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    Double-plate sheet-beam tube for color-television synchronous detection, burst gating, and switching. Its balanced beam structure supports signal comparison and controlled output selection.

    Base
    E9-1
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6L2G

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    Grid-beam tube for electronic circuits requiring dual control. Its beam-current structure supports switching and controlled signal processing rather than ordinary single-grid amplification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6ME8

    BeamSwitchingCommutator

    Specialized multi-electrode beam tube for color-television demodulation, switching, and coincidence gating. Balanced outputs and multiple control electrodes enable signal comparison and gating.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 6NO45T

    ThermalDelaySwitch

    Hermetically sealed thermal time-delay relay in a glass envelope. Heater warm-up changes the contact state after a controlled delay for sequencing and protection.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 7002

    Triode

    Shielded-grid high-voltage pulse-switch triode designed for fast high-power switching in radar modulators and related pulsed equipment.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    6 V
    Sections
    1
  • 7032

    Heptode

    High-reliability miniature gating heptode developed for computers and electronic switching equipment. Multiple control grids gate plate current for logic and pulse applications rather than receiver frequency conversion.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 7155

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Cold-cathode decimal counting and selector tube with ten output cathodes and pulsed guide electrodes. Sequential discharge transfer performs electronic counting and selection.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B7G
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 7205

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Gas-discharge conduction provides abrupt heaterless switching when the trigger condition is reached.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 721B

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Hydrogen gas switching tube for roughly 2.8–3.33 GHz pulsed microwave service. Its discharge provides rapid RF-path control in radar systems.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 7229

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Gas ionization provides abrupt heaterless switching in response to a trigger signal.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 7230

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Its gas discharge provides rapid heaterless switching when triggered.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 7231

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Gas-discharge action provides abrupt electronic switching without a heater.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 7232

    MicrowaveTRSwitch

    Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Its ionized discharge provides rapid heaterless switching in response to control conditions.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1