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Specialized - Switching Tube ·MicrowaveTRSwitch

6396

Broadband ATR microwave switching tube for approximately 9.3 GHz waveguide service, providing radar receiver isolation and RF-path control.

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

Description

Broad-band ATR tube designed for operation at a center frequency of 9300 MHz and contact mounting at the waveguide window.

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

  • Center frequency

    9300 MHz

    Published datasheet value

  • Loaded Q maximum

    6.5

    Published datasheet value

  • Arc loss maximum

    0.8 dB

    Published datasheet value

Other

  • Transmitter peak power minimum

    4 kW

    Published datasheet value