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

GU53B

Forced-air-cooled Soviet transmitting tetrode capable of approximately 80 kW RF output.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
13.75 V / -

Description

Forced-air-cooled high-power RF tetrode. Extracted from the English electrical and limit-operating tables of the bilingual datasheet.

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
13.75 V
Nominal heater current
-
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
12000 V
Max screen voltage
1800 V
Max plate dissipation
45000 W
Max screen dissipation
1800 W
Max grid dissipation
1000 W

English text primary; Russian used only to verify/repair OCR.

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 Electronintorg

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Tetrode

Characteristic

  • Transconductance

    110000 to 140000 uS

  • Amplification Factor

    7 to 10

  • Peak Anode Current

    16 A

    published pulse condition

Other

  • Minimum Output Power

    80 kW

    Va=12kV

  • Filament Starting Current

    360 A

  • Anode Dissipation at 50C Cooling Air

    35 kW

  • Operating Frequency

    75 MHz