Power - Tetrode (NOT beam) (over 1000V 100W) ·Tetrode
High-power ceramic/metal transmitting tetrode designed for RF power amplification, linear amplification, oscillation, modulation, broadcast, or related high-power service.
The Svetlana™ 4CX1600B is a high-performance ceramic/metal tetrode with a plate dissipation rating of 1600 Watts with forced air cooling. The performance charac- teristics and internal configuration of the 4CX1600B allow its use as a high gain grid-driven RF amplifier or a grounded grid amplifier. A recommended mode of operation is in grid-driven service with a passive (resistive) 50-Ohm untuned input circuit. This eliminates the need for multiple input tuned circuits and neutralization. In this mode, a simple, stable, low-cost amplifier design with good intermodulation performance can be achieved. As a linear power amplifier, the 4CX1600B will conservatively produce 1500 Watts PEP SSB, and 1500 Watts Key Down CW in any of the three modes: grid-driven, grid-driven passive input, and cathode-driven. Because of the unique internal geometry of the Svetlana 4CX1600B, the tube will operate efficiently at low plate voltage. Improved electron ballistics using a double-focused electron trap configuration contribute to the superior performance.
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Maximum ratings promoted from source.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
HeaterVoltageNominal
12.6 V
Nominal
HeaterCurrentNominal
4.4 A
Nominal
Maximum Plate Voltage
3300 V
Maximum Screen Voltage
350 V
Maximum Plate Dissipation
1600 W
Maximum Screen Dissipation
20 W