Data set 01
1956 RCA Transmitting Tubes
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Beam Power
Characteristic
HeaterOrFilamentVoltage
6.3 V
HeaterOrFilamentCurrent
1.25 A
Power - Beam (NOT sweep) ·BeamPower
6159
Beam-power transmitting tube related to the 6146 family, intended for communications RF power amplification with a 26.5 V heater.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- IO
- Base pins
- 8
- Nominal heater
- 26.5 V / 300 mA
Description
26.5 V-heater beam-power tetrode for HF RF amplification, oscillation, frequency multiplication, AF output, and modulation.
Socket description
International Octal
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- IO
- Base pins
- 8
- Nominal heater voltage
- 26.5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 300 mA
- 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
Beam Power
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Transconductance
- 0.007 S
- Amplification factor
- 4.5
- Max plate voltage
- 600 V
- Max screen voltage
- 250 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 25 W
- Max screen dissipation
- 3 W
Published ratings and characteristics promoted from the supplied RCA source.
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 02
1963 Amperex Condensed
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Beam Power
Other
Plate voltage
600 V
RFPowerAmplifier;CCS
Plate current
112 mA
RFPowerAmplifier;CCS
Power output
52 W
RFPowerAmplifier;CCS
Control-grid voltage
-58 V
RFPowerAmplifier;CCS
Grid current
2.8 mA
RFPowerAmplifier;CCS
Screen voltage
150 V
RFPowerAmplifier;CCS
Plate voltage
750 V
RFPowerAmplifier;ICAS
Plate current
120 mA
RFPowerAmplifier;ICAS
Power output
70 W
RFPowerAmplifier;ICAS
Control-grid voltage
-62 V
RFPowerAmplifier;ICAS
Grid current
3.1 mA
RFPowerAmplifier;ICAS
Screen voltage
160 V
RFPowerAmplifier;ICAS
Maximum frequency at full input
60 MHz
RFPowerAmplifier
Capacitance
Grid-to-plate capacitance
0.22 pF
Section1
Input capacitance
13.5 pF
Section1
Output capacitance
8.5 pF
Section1