Specialized tube type
Specialized - Traveling Wave vacuum tubes
Specialized - Traveling Wave records in Tube Tinker cover 534 tube designations, including 809 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 534
- Original datasheets
- 809
- Variation families
- 0
- Tubes with alternatives
- 0
About Specialized - Traveling Wave tubes
If the tube is described as a traveling wave, backward wave, etc. tube then apply this type.
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- -7.6–12.6 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0.2–12.5 A
Common specialized - traveling wave characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- NOVAL1
Sockets
- WINCHESTERM1012
- KPT109
- WINCHESTERM129
- DUODECAL58
- IO5
- B9A4
- DUODECAL64
- WINCHESTERPM63
Constructions
- TravelingWave533
- Magnetron1
Specialized - Traveling Wave tube list
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8225 TravelingWave
Solenoid-focused traveling-wave continuous-wave amplifier for approximately 2–4 GHz broadband microwave service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
8232 TravelingWave
Pulsed traveling-wave power amplifier covering 2.7–3.6 GHz, delivering kilowatt-class peak microwave output for high-power pulse service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- WINCHESTERPM6
- Heater
- 7.5 V
- Sections
- 1
8258 TravelingWave
Beam-pulsed periodic-permanent-magnet traveling-wave amplifier for 2.32–2.68 GHz microwave power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 7 V
- Sections
- 1
8279 TravelingWave
Periodic-permanent-magnet traveling-wave continuous-wave amplifier for 2.3–2.7 GHz broadband microwave service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
8280 TravelingWave
Periodic-permanent-magnet traveling-wave continuous-wave amplifier for 2.1–2.5 GHz broadband microwave service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 7.2 V
- Sections
- 1
8379 TravelingWave
Low-noise helix traveling-wave amplifier for 2.32–2.68 GHz radar and microwave receivers, offering about 31 dB gain and 4.5 dB noise figure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
BA1610 TravelingWave
Packaged backward-wave oscillator electronically tunable from 11–18 GHz, supporting amplitude, pulse, or frequency modulation with tens of milliwatts output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
BA920 TravelingWave
Prefocused X-band backward-wave oscillator electronically tunable from 7–11.5 GHz, supporting multiple modulation modes and producing up to about 180 mW.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1242 TravelingWave
Liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across 1.06–1.37 GHz and delivering at least 750 watts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1243 TravelingWave
Liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across 1.34–1.70 GHz and delivering at least 750 watts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1244 TravelingWave
Liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across 1.65–2.10 GHz and delivering at least 700 watts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1245 TravelingWave
Liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across 2.05–2.65 GHz and delivering at least 600 watts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1246 TravelingWave
Liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across 2.60–3.40 GHz and delivering at least 500 watts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1247 TravelingWave
Liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across 3.20–4.10 GHz and delivering at least 500 watts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1251 TravelingWave
Compact liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across 2.10–2.65 GHz with at least 300 watts output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1252 TravelingWave
Compact liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across 2.60–3.40 GHz with at least 200 watts output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1253 TravelingWave
Rugged liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron, electronically tunable across 3.2–4.0 GHz with integral permanent-magnet focusing and at least 200 watts RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1254 TravelingWave
Rugged liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron, electronically tunable across 3.9–4.9 GHz with integral permanent-magnet focusing and at least 150 watts output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1255 TravelingWave
Rugged liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator covering 4.8–6.0 GHz, with permanent-magnet focusing and at least 150 watts RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1256 TravelingWave
Liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator electronically tunable from 5.9–7.3 GHz, with integral permanent-magnet focusing and at least 150 watts output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1257 TravelingWave
Compact liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron covering 7.2–8.7 GHz, electronically tunable with integral permanent-magnet focusing and at least 160 watts RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1258 TravelingWave
Rugged liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator covering 8.0–10.5 GHz, with electronic tuning and at least 150 watts RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1259 TravelingWave
Liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator electronically tunable across 10.4–12.5 GHz, using integral permanent-magnet focusing and providing at least 100 watts output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1260 TravelingWave
Compact liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron covering 12.3–14.8 GHz, electronically tunable with integral permanent-magnet focusing and at least 80 watts RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1261 TravelingWave
Rugged liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across approximately 14.5–17.5 GHz with integral permanent-magnet focusing and at least 80 W RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CMA1290 TravelingWave
Liquid-cooled M-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator, electronically tunable across approximately 15.4–17.6 GHz with integral permanent-magnet focusing and at least 100 W RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CO101 TravelingWave
CO101 specialized - traveling wave electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
CO201 TravelingWave
Integral-magnet Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator for electronically tunable millimeter-wave generation near 135 GHz, providing approximately 1 W RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CO20-1 TravelingWave
CO20-1 specialized - traveling wave electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CO2012B TravelingWave
Broadband Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator providing electronic microwave tuning across approximately 15.5–24 GHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CO20A TravelingWave
Water-cooled millimeter-wave Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator covering approximately 150–156 GHz, with permanent-magnet focusing and frequency or amplitude modulation capability.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- -7.44 V
- Sections
- 1
CO20B TravelingWave
Water-cooled millimeter-wave Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator covering approximately 128–136 GHz, with permanent-magnet focusing and up to about 3 W output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- -7.6 V
- Sections
- 1
CO40 TravelingWave
Integral-magnet Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator centered near 70 GHz, electronically tunable with watt-level output reaching about 10 W over narrow bandwidth.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CO40A TravelingWave
Water-cooled millimeter-wave Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator covering approximately 73–76 GHz, with permanent-magnet focusing, modulation capability, and roughly 3–8 W output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- -7.2 V
- Sections
- 1
CO40B TravelingWave
Water-cooled millimeter-wave Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator covering approximately 68–72 GHz, with integral permanent-magnet focusing and frequency or amplitude modulation capability.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- -7.6 V
- Sections
- 1
CO43 TravelingWave
Integral-magnet broadband Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator electronically tunable across 7–11 GHz, with forced-air cooling and approximately 15–150 mW RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CO521A TravelingWave
Broadband Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator electronically tunable across approximately 8–16 GHz, providing roughly 10–150 mW RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CO63 TravelingWave
Integral-magnet broadband Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator covering 4.8–9.6 GHz, electronically tunable with forced-air cooling and approximately 15–150 mW RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CO80 TravelingWave
Millimeter-wave backward-wave oscillator covering approximately 39.5–41 GHz, with integral permanent-magnet focusing, water cooling, and roughly 10–30 W RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 7.7 V
- Sections
- 1
CO94 TravelingWave
Electronically tunable 3.5–7.2 GHz Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator with integral magnet, forced-air cooling, and approximately 30–150 mW RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CV2188 TravelingWave
Broadband traveling-wave amplifier for approximately 3.6–4.2 GHz service, providing about 1 GHz instantaneous bandwidth without retuning for wideband microwave amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CV2358 TravelingWave
Broadband traveling-wave amplifier covering approximately 3.53–4.62 GHz, providing about 1 GHz bandwidth without retuning for wideband microwave amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CV6087 TravelingWave
Broadband forward-wave traveling-wave amplifier covering approximately 7–11.5 GHz, providing at least 30 dB gain and about 10 mW saturated output near 9 GHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
CV8908 TravelingWave
Low-noise traveling-wave amplifier for approximately 2.7–3.2 GHz receiver input and IF-amplifier service, providing roughly 24 dB gain with low noise figure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 5.25 V
- Sections
- 1
D2009 TravelingWave
Pulsed traveling-wave amplifier covering approximately 3.95–8 GHz, with integral solenoid and control grid, roughly 35 dB gain, and multiwatt peak output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
D2013 TravelingWave
Rugged continuous-wave traveling-wave amplifier covering approximately 8–9.6 GHz, using a helix slow-wave structure and providing about 5 W output with at least 33 dB gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
D2014 TravelingWave
Rugged 8–9.6 GHz pulsed traveling-wave power amplifier with control grid, capable of approximately 1.8 kW peak output and about 33 dB gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
D2020 TravelingWave
Altitude-service mechanically modified version of the F6996 traveling-wave tube, retaining the parent type’s electrical characteristics apart from altered base and lead capacitance.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- DUODECAL5
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
