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Power - Beam (NOT sweep) ·BeamPower

8072

Conduction-cooled coaxial beam-power tube for low-voltage mobile RF amplifier, oscillator, and regulator service, with operation extending to approximately 500 MHz.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
11
Nominal heater
13.5 V / 1.3 A

Description

Conduction-cooled coaxial beam-power tube for low-voltage mobile RF amplifier, oscillator and regulator service to 500 MHz.

Socket description

Small-button Noval 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
11
Nominal heater voltage
13.5 V
Nominal heater current
1.3 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

Beam Power

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
2200 V
Max screen voltage
400 V
Max plate dissipation
100 W
Max screen dissipation
8 W

Electrical section extracted from supplied RCA data sheet.

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

1940 RCA

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Other

  • Maximum Frequency

    500 MHz

  • RFPowerOutput

    105 W

    175MHz

Data set 02

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 6 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Beam Power

Characteristic

  • Heater/filament voltage nominal

    13.5 V

    WholeTube

  • Heater/filament current nominal

    1.3 A

    WholeTube

  • Grid No

    1 pF

    Published source row

  • Grid No (value 2)

    16 pF

    Published source row

  • Grid No

    2 pF

    Published source row

  • Grid No (value 2)

    6.5 pF

    Published source row

  • Grid No

    2 pF

    Published source row

  • Grid No (value 2)

    3.2 pF

    Published source row

  • Cathode to heater

    3.4 pF

    Published source row

  • Published electrical value

    250

    Published source row

  • Published electrical value (value 2)

    2

    Published source row

  • Grid-No

    2 ohm

    Published source row

  • Grid-No (value 2)

    10000 ohm

    Published source row

  • is Inc re8

    5

    Published source row

  • tion; e.g., et

    470 MHz

    Published source row

  • tion; e.g., et (value 2)

    12.5 MHz

    Published source row

  • conditions, the average plate current may De as high as

    450 mA

    Published source row

  • techniques, maximum plate dissipation may De only about

    100 W

    Published source row

  • represents the app roximate gritl-No

    1

    Published source row

  • initial electron velocities antl contact-potential effects when grid No

    1

    Published source row

  • the peak current tnro ugh the tube under surge conditions to

    15

    Published source row

  • Published electrical value

    1 A

    Published source row

  • Published electrical value (value 2)

    1 A

    Published source row

  • Published electrical value (value 3)

    1.15 A

    Published source row

Other

  • Voltage range (AC or DC)e

    12 V

    Published source row

  • Voltage range (AC or DC)e (value 2)

    0 V

    Published source row

  • Voltage range (AC or DC)e (value 3)

    15 V

    Published source row

  • Current (Approx.) at

    13.5 V

    Published source row

  • Current (Approx.) at (value 2)

    1.3 V

    Published source row

  • Minimum heating time

    60 s

    Published source row

  • Mu-Factor, Grid No

    2

    Published source row

  • for plate volts =

    250 V

    Published source row

  • for plate volts = (value 2)

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC PLATE VOLTAGE

    2200 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No (value 2)

    400 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No

    1 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No (value 2)

    -100 V

    Published source row

  • DC PLATE CURRENT AT PEAK OF ENVELOPE

    450 mA

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No.l CURRENT

    100 mA

    Published source row

  • PLATE DISSIPATION

    100 W

    Published source row

  • GRID-No

    2 W

    Published source row

  • GRID-No (value 2)

    8 W

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage

    700 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    250 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage9

    -20 V

    Published source row

  • Zero-Signal DC Plate Current

    100 mA

    Published source row

  • Effective RF Load Resistance

    1420 ohm

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2

    Published source row

  • Output-Circuit Efficiency (Approx.)

    95

    Published source row

  • Grid-No

    2 ohm

    Published source row

  • Grid-No (value 2)

    10000 ohm

    Published source row

  • DC PLATE VOLTAGE

    2200 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No (value 2)

    400 V

    Published source row

  • DC GRIP-No.l VOLTAGE

    -100 V

    Published source row

  • DC PLATE CURRENT

    300 mA

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No

    1 mA

    Published source row

  • DC GRID-No (value 2)

    100 mA

    Published source row

  • GRID-No

    2 W

    Published source row

  • GRID-No (value 2)

    8 W

    Published source row

  • PLATE DISSIPATION

    100 W

    Published source row

  • at frequency of

    5

    Published source row

  • at frequency of (value 2)

    5

    Published source row

  • at frequency of (value 3)

    47

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage

    500 V

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage (value 2)

    700 V

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage (value 3)

    500 V

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage (value 4)

    700 V

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Voltage (value 5)

    700 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    160 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 3)

    175 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 4)

    200 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 5)

    200 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 6)

    200 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage

    -10 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage (value 2)

    -10 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage (value 3)

    -30 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage (value 4)

    -30 V

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Voltage (value 5)

    -30 V

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Current

    300 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Current (value 2)

    300 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Current (value 3)

    300 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Current (value 4)

    300 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Plate Current (value 5)

    300 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No

    2 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 2)

    25 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 3)

    25 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 4)

    30 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 5)

    20 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No (value 6)

    10 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Current

    50 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Current (value 2)

    50 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Current (value 3)

    40 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Current (value 4)

    40 mA

    Published source row

  • DC Grid-No.l Current (value 5)

    20 mA

    Published source row