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Specialized - Traveling Wave ·TravelingWave

D2014

Rugged 8–9.6 GHz pulsed traveling-wave power amplifier with control grid, capable of approximately 1.8 kW peak output and about 33 dB gain.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 5.2 A

Description

Rugged 1-kilowatt pulsed traveling-wave amplifier, 8.0–9.6 GHz, with control grid.

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
5.2 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

TravelingWave

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Applicable promoted fields mapped semantically from the printed ratings; device-specific electrical limits and operating conditions are preserved densely in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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

1962 ITT

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

TravelingWave

Characteristic

  • Frequency Range

    8000 to 9600 MHz

Other

  • Control-Grid Capacitance

    13 pF

  • Anode Voltage Maximum

    12000 V

  • Shell Current Maximum

    1.5 A

  • Collector Dissipation Maximum

    18 W

  • RF Input Power Maximum

    10 W

  • RF Output Power Maximum

    10 W

  • Duty Cycle Maximum

    0.005

  • Pulse Width Maximum

    10 us

  • Cathode Current Maximum

    3 A

  • Grid Voltage Negative Maximum

    -300 V

  • Grid Voltage Positive Maximum

    450 V

  • Grid Current Maximum

    27 A

  • Typical Frequency

    9000 MHz

  • Typical Power Output

    1.8 kW

  • Gain Minimum

    33 dB