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Specialized - Magnetron ·Magnetron

8356

Fixed-frequency high-power pulsed magnetron designed for radar and related short-pulse microwave service in its specified operating band.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 500 mA

Description

Forced-air-capable fixed-frequency X-band pulse magnetron for airborne radar, operating from 9345 to 9405 MHz with integral magnet and waveguide 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
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
500 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

Magnetron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
8000 V

Promoted fields are used only where the published value maps cleanly to the locked schema; device-specific microwave, pulse, photoelectric, camera, and indicator data are preserved as parameter rows.

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

1964 RMA EIA

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Magnetron

Other

  • Frequency minimum

    9345 MHz

  • Frequency maximum

    9405 MHz

  • Peak anode voltage minimum

    6 kV

  • Peak anode voltage maximum

    8 kV

  • Peak anode current maximum

    80 A

  • Peak input power maximum

    64 kW

  • Mean input power maximum

    80 W

  • Duty cycle maximum

    0.0025 ratio

  • Pulse length maximum

    2.5 us

  • Voltage rise rate maximum

    100 kV/us

  • Anode temperature maximum

    120 degC

  • Peak anode voltage

    7.2 kV

  • Peak output power

    20 kW

  • Mean output power

    20 W

  • Pulse repetition rate

    400 pps