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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TV9140 TravelingWave
Broadband pulsed traveling-wave amplifier covering approximately 2.8–3.15 GHz, delivering roughly 6–10 kW peak output with permanent-magnet focusing and grid-controlled beam switching.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
TWO66 TravelingWave
Bendix backward-wave millimeter-wave oscillator designed for electronically tunable microwave generation, with specialized operating parameters documented by the manufacturer.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
TWO67 TravelingWave
Bendix backward-wave millimeter-wave oscillator designed for electronically tunable microwave generation, with specialized operating parameters documented by the manufacturer.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV12 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application as hf power amplifier.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.6 V
- Sections
- 1
UV13 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application as low-noise hf amplifier.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.5 V
- Sections
- 1
UV131 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application as low-noise hf amplifier.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.5 V
- Sections
- 1
UV14 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf amplification in intermediate stage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV15A TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application as uhf amplifier.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.8 V
- Sections
- 1
UV204 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Input power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
UV205 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV229 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV2291 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV22A TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf low-noise amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV230 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
UV24 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.7 V
- Sections
- 1
UV257 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV260 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf output amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
UV278 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application in transmitter.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 8 V
- Sections
- 1
UV278A TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application in transmitter.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 8 V
- Sections
- 1
UV3 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application as hf amplifier.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.7 V
- Sections
- 1
UV34 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application as amplifier and power limiter.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV35 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application as amplifier and power limiter.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV40 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf amplification in first stage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.5 V
- Sections
- 1
UV416A TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application in radio equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 8 V
- Sections
- 1
UV416B TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application in radio equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 8 V
- Sections
- 1
UV42 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Hf power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV5 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf amplification in first stage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.5 V
- Sections
- 1
UV50A TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Hf power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV50B TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Hf power amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV51A TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Low-power uhf amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV51B TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Low-power uhf amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV7 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf amplification in last stage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV71 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application as hf amplifier.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
UV91 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Uhf input amplifier.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 1
UVF5 TravelingWave
Russian traveling-wave tube; Application as amplifier-phase changer in afc.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 1
VA128 TravelingWave
Varian designation for the 8232 pulsed traveling-wave amplifier, covering approximately 2.7–3.6 GHz with kilowatt-class peak microwave output.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 7.5 V
- Sections
- 1
W71D 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
- IO
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
W72D TravelingWave
Traveling-wave amplifier for approximately 3.6–4.2 GHz service, providing about 1 GHz bandwidth without retuning for wideband microwave amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
X1021 TravelingWave
Rugged lightweight ceramic-metal C-band traveling-wave power amplifier engineered for severe aircraft, missile, rocket, augmentation, and electronic-countermeasure environments.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
X1059 TravelingWave
Rugged metal-ceramic octave-band traveling-wave tube covering approximately 4–8 GHz, designed for severe environments and specialized microwave modulation service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
X1131 TravelingWave
Miniaturized metal-ceramic permanent-magnet-focused traveling-wave amplifier covering 7–8 GHz, designed specifically for long-life space applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
X1132 TravelingWave
Integrated 7–8 GHz traveling-wave amplifier and solid-state power-supply package using the X1131 TWT, providing approximately 3 W saturated output for space applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
X282 TravelingWave
Continuous-wave 4–8 GHz traveling-wave amplifier producing about 10 W, using a helical slow-wave structure, external solenoid focusing, and air- or water-cooled collector.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
X3034 TravelingWave
Broadband S-band traveling-wave power amplifier for communications service from approximately 1.7–2.1 GHz, delivering at least 1.1 kW output with about 20 dB saturated gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
X354 TravelingWave
8–12 GHz traveling-wave power amplifier with helical slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing, providing at least 5 W output and approximately 33 dB small-signal gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
X354C TravelingWave
8–12 GHz traveling-wave amplifier with permanent-magnet focusing and air- or water-cooled collector, providing at least 2 W output and approximately 36 dB gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
X368 TravelingWave
8–12 GHz intermediate-power traveling-wave amplifier with helical slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing, providing at least 50 mW output and approximately 35 dB gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
X370 TravelingWave
4–8 GHz traveling-wave power amplifier with helical slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing, providing at least 10 W output and approximately 30 dB power gain.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1