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Power - Tetrode (NOT beam) (over 1000V 100W) ·Tetrode

GL8866

Compact heat-sink-cooled tetrode for pulsed L-band amplification around 1.1 GHz, producing roughly 1.6 kW pulse output.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 3.38 A

Description

Reduced-size heat-sink-cooled metal-and-ceramic tetrode for pulsed L-band amplifier or oscillator service.

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
3.38 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
Max plate voltage
3500 V
Max screen voltage
750 V
Max plate dissipation
150 W

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Tetrode

Characteristic

  • Cathode Heating Time

    1 min

    Minimum

  • Input Capacitance

    20 pF

  • Output Capacitance

    8.9 pF

Other

  • PulseWidth

    15 us

    1250MHz

  • DutyFactor

    0.02

    1250MHz

  • Power Output

    1.6 kW

    Pulsed;1100MHz