F6053

Forced-air-cooled transmitting power tetrode for high-power single-sideband Class-AB1 service into approximately the 100–200 MHz region. Designed for professional linear RF amplification.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 7.5 V / 100 A

Description

Forced-air-cooled transmitting power tetrode for high-power SSB service, designed for class-AB1 operation and operation into the 100–200 MHz region.

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: 7.5 V
Nominal heater current: 100 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

Tetrode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Transconductance: 0.02 S
Max plate voltage: 5000 V
Max screen voltage: 1000 V
Max plate dissipation: 5000 W
Max screen dissipation: 300 W
Max cathode current: 3.5 A

Published promoted ratings/characteristics retained where readable; additional values are 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

1958 Compagnie General

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Tetrode

Characteristics

Screen-grid amplification ratio
4 ratio
Ia=1.5A;Va=4000V;Vg2=900V

Capacitance

Input capacitance
63 pF
CathodeGrounded
Output capacitance
29 pF
CathodeGrounded
Control-grid to plate capacitance
1.3 pF
CathodeGrounded
Input capacitance
39 pF
ControlGridGrounded
Output capacitance
29 pF
ControlGridGrounded
Cathode-to-plate capacitance
0.45 pF
ControlGridGrounded

Other

RF output power
5 kW
ClassAB1;f=30MHz;Va=5000V
RF output power
6.7 kW
ClassC;f=30MHz