Skip to main content
Tube Tinker — Electron Tube Database
Alternatives & variationsDownload PDF datasheet

Specialized - Magnetron ·Magnetron

6959

Fixed-frequency pulsed magnetron oscillator for radar service near 9.3 GHz, with nominal 500 kW peak output.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6 V / 30 A

Description

Fixed-frequency pulsed magnetron oscillator for radar service, operating near 9.3 GHz with nominal 500 kW peak output and forced-air cooling.

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
6 V
Nominal heater current
30 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

Magnetron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Section 1 extracted from 6959.pdf.

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

1938 Raytheon

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Magnetron

Other

  • gion of

    9330 MHz

    gion of 9330 to 8420 megacycles with a nominal peak | T

  • Peak anode voltage

    33 kV

    Peak anode voltage . . . . 33 kv 33 kv

  • Heater current surges in excess of

    55 A

    Heater current surges in excess of 55 amps cannot it will be necessary to preheat the tube again at

  • low as

    100 V

    low as 100 volts. This leakage current may