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5K50CB

Five-cavity C-band power-amplifier klystron designed for high-power tropospheric-scatter communications service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 10 V / 3 A

Description

C-band five-cavity power-amplifier klystron for tropospheric-scatter communications. Published heater, frequency, beam, collector and output-power data are captured from the source.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater voltage: 10 V
Nominal heater current: 3 A
Parallel heater voltage: -
Parallel heater current: -
Series capable: No

Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Klystron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Promoted fields populated from published ratings/characteristics; additional published values retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

Source-dependent data

Operating conditions by source

Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.

Data set 01

1962 Eimac

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Klystron

Characteristic

Heater Warm-up Time
5 min
Frequency Range
4400 to 5000 MHz
Rated Output Power
10 kW
Minimum Power Gain
60 dB

Other

Maximum DC Beam Voltage
17.5 kV
Maximum DC Beam Current
2.5 A
Maximum DC Beam Input Power
50 kW
Maximum Collector Dissipation
50 kW
Typical Output Power
10 kW
Frequency=4700MHz
Typical Beam Voltage
15 kV
Frequency=4700MHz
Typical Beam Current
2 A
Frequency=4700MHz
3 dB Bandwidth
15 MHz
Frequency=4700MHz