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Specialized - Switching Tube ·MicrowaveTRSwitch

6232

Broadband fixed-tuned TR microwave tube covering roughly 8.49–9.58 GHz, providing receiver protection and RF-path switching in radar systems.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Broad-band fixed-tuned TR tube designed for 8490 to 9578 MHz operation with waveguide input and output.

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
-
Nominal heater current
-
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

MicrowaveTRSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Representative electrical section; promoted values mapped from published ratings/characteristics where applicable.

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

1950 Sylvania

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

MicrowaveTRSwitch

Characteristic

  • Frequency range minimum

    8490 MHz

    Published datasheet value

  • Frequency range maximum

    9578 MHz

    Published datasheet value

  • Ignitor open-circuit voltage

    -650 V

    Published datasheet value

Other

  • Flat leakage power maximum

    40 mW

    40 kW transmitter power