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Specialized - Microwave Tube ·Microwave

BG229

No short description is recorded for this tube.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 1.8 A

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
1.8 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

Microwave

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

CSF gas-discharge microwave noise source; preserve frequency, discharge current and voltage-drop operating parameters in the existing 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

9999 Mixed I 1000

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Microwave

Other

  • FrequencyMinimum

    3000 MHz

    Documented operating range; wavelength-derived frequencies are approximate

  • Plate Current

    160 mA

    Gas discharge current, not conventional plate amplifier current

  • FrequencyMaximum

    3750 MHz

    Documented operating range; wavelength-derived frequencies are approximate

  • Tube Voltage Drop

    130 V

    Maximum discharge voltage drop