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Voltage Radio Detector Converter ·Heptode

6A10S

Russian heptode frequency-converter receiving tube.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 300 mA

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
6.3 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

Heptode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Russian 6A10S indirectly heated oxide-cathode heptode for superheterodyne frequency conversion; heater nominal 6.3 V 0.3 A, range 0.275–0.325 A, glass envelope, reported octal C1-1-5A basing. Source summary gives anode voltage 250 V, anode current 4 mA (2.5–4.5 mA), grid-2 voltage 100 V, grid-4 100 V with grid-5 at 0 V, and anode power 1.1 W, but these are NOT explicitly identified as absolute maxima: prior max_plate_voltage 250 V and max_plate_dissipation 1.1 W cleared. Stated transconductance 4.7 mA/V (range 3.5–5.9 mA/V) is electrode-specific or unclear in heptode mixer service, so no intrinsic gm promoted without clarification. 1 physical heptode section, index normalized to 1.

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

2026 Russian Receiving

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Heptode

Characteristic

  • Plate Voltage

    250 V

    Typical heptode anode voltage

Other

  • Heater/filament voltage

    6.3 V

    Heater voltage

  • Heater/filament current

    300 mA

    Heater current