Specialized tube type
Specialized - Traveling Wave vacuum tubes
Specialized - Traveling Wave records in Tube Tinker cover 535 tube designations, including 810 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 535
- Original datasheets
- 810
- 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
- TravelingWave534
- Magnetron1
Specialized - Traveling Wave tube list
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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
D2023 TravelingWave
Rugged metal-ceramic 4–8 GHz pulsed traveling-wave power amplifier with control grid, designed for kilowatt-class peak operation and about 30 dB gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
D2024 TravelingWave
Mechanically modified F6996-A traveling-wave tube featuring waveguide input and output connections and an integral RF matching circuit.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
D95B TravelingWave
Altitude-service mechanical variant of the D95 traveling-wave tube, using silicone-insulated flying leads while retaining the parent type’s principal electrical characteristics.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- DUODECAL5
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
EM1011 TravelingWave
Intermediate-power 4–8 GHz traveling-wave amplifier providing about 30 dB small-signal gain and at least 1 W saturated RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM1016 TravelingWave
Intermediate-power 4–8 GHz traveling-wave amplifier providing about 30 dB small-signal gain and at least 3 W saturated RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM1025 TravelingWave
Wideband 4–12 GHz traveling-wave amplifier providing about 40 dB small-signal gain and at least 1 W saturated RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM1031 TravelingWave
Rugged 7–11 GHz traveling-wave power amplifier providing about 30 dB small-signal gain and at least 5 W saturated RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM1046 TravelingWave
Ruggedized 8–12 GHz traveling-wave power amplifier providing about 30 dB small-signal gain and at least 1 W saturated RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM1050 TravelingWave
Eimac intermediate-power traveling-wave amplifier covering 8–12 GHz, providing high small-signal gain and several watts of saturated continuous-wave RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM1051 TravelingWave
Rugged lightweight metal-ceramic traveling-wave power amplifier for 8–12 GHz, designed for severe shock, vibration, altitude, and temperature environments.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM108 TravelingWave
Eimac traveling-wave tube with published high-voltage cathode-pulsed operating conditions and low duty cycle; available source text does not establish a narrower application description.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM113 TravelingWave
Eimac traveling-wave tube with published high-voltage pulse operating conditions; available source text provides limited descriptive application information.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM114 TravelingWave
Eimac pulsed traveling-wave power amplifier for approximately 2.8–3.5 GHz, designed for severe environmental operation and kilowatt-class peak output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM116 TravelingWave
Eimac traveling-wave tube with published high-voltage pulsed operating conditions; available source text provides limited application detail.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM118 TravelingWave
Eimac pulsed traveling-wave power amplifier designed for severe environments, providing approximately 500 W output under published pulse operating conditions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM778 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
EM779 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2057 TravelingWave
Rugged metal-envelope helix traveling-wave power amplifier with integral PPM focusing for broadband 2–4 GHz pulsed operation and kilowatt-class peak output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2058 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2059 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2060 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2061 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2062 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2063 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2064 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2065 TravelingWave
Traveling-wave microwave amplifier for broadband RF power or intermediate amplification, using electron-beam interaction with a slow-wave structure.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2085 TravelingWave
Rugged metal-ceramic PPM-focused traveling-wave power amplifier covering 7–11 GHz, delivering at least approximately 1 kW peak output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2131 TravelingWave
Miniature rugged metal-ceramic PPM-focused traveling-wave amplifier covering 7–17 GHz with wide bandwidth and tens-of-watts output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2147 TravelingWave
Miniature rugged very-broadband metal-ceramic traveling-wave amplifier covering 2.5–7.5 GHz with approximately 45 dB minimum gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2502 TravelingWave
All-metal/ceramic PPM-focused cathode-pulsed traveling-wave power amplifier providing at least 1 kW peak output; the manufacturer source contains conflicting frequency-range figures.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2507 TravelingWave
Permanent-magnet-focused backward-wave oscillator electronically tunable across approximately 1.8–2.8 GHz for swept-signal, radar, frequency-diversity, and local-oscillator service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2508 TravelingWave
Stable permanent-magnet-focused backward-wave oscillator for electronically tunable microwave generation in swept-signal, radar, ECM, frequency-diversity, or local-oscillator applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2509 TravelingWave
Stable permanent-magnet-focused backward-wave oscillator for electronically tunable microwave generation in swept-signal, radar, ECM, frequency-diversity, or local-oscillator applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2510 TravelingWave
Wideband voltage-tunable backward-wave oscillator covering approximately 4–8.2 GHz for swept-signal, radar, ECM, and local-oscillator applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2511 TravelingWave
Stable permanent-magnet-focused backward-wave oscillator for electronically tunable microwave generation in swept-signal, radar, ECM, frequency-diversity, or local-oscillator applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2513 TravelingWave
Wideband voltage-tunable backward-wave oscillator covering approximately 1–4 GHz for swept-frequency and specialized microwave signal generation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2516 TravelingWave
Voltage-tunable backward-wave oscillator using a helix slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing for compact microwave signal generation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2517 TravelingWave
Stable permanent-magnet-focused backward-wave oscillator for electronically tunable microwave generation in swept-signal, radar, ECM, frequency-diversity, or local-oscillator applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2518 TravelingWave
Voltage-tunable backward-wave oscillator with helix slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing, providing at least 50 mW microwave output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2519 TravelingWave
Voltage-tunable backward-wave oscillator using a helix slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing, with at least 75 mW RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2520 TravelingWave
Voltage-tunable backward-wave oscillator using a helix slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing, with at least 20 mW RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2521 TravelingWave
Voltage-tunable backward-wave oscillator with helix slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing, capable of at least 250 mW RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F2544 TravelingWave
Voltage-tunable backward-wave oscillator with helix slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing, providing at least 10 mW RF output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F4008C TravelingWave
O-type Carcinotron backward-wave oscillator for electronically tunable microwave generation across approximately 7–11 GHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F4017 TravelingWave
Broadband traveling-wave power amplifier covering 1.7–2.7 GHz with more than 7 watts output and more than 30 dB gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
F4017D TravelingWave
Broadband traveling-wave amplifier covering 1.7–2.7 GHz, with roughly 30–35 dB gain and about 7 watts saturated output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
F4024 TravelingWave
Metal-ceramic broadband traveling-wave amplifier for roughly 2.15–4.3 GHz, providing high gain and moderate noise for military and airborne receivers.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
