Specialized - Traveling Wave ·TravelingWave
High-gain 11 GHz traveling-wave amplifier developed specifically for communications-satellite transponders.
The Thomson-CSF TOP1369 is a high-gain 11 ghz traveling-wave tube for communications-satellite transponders.
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Traveling-wave electron-beam device; helix, anode, collector and beam values are preserved in parameters.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Frequency range
10.95 to 11.7 GHz
Heater voltage
6.3 V
Heater current
400 mA
Rated/minimum output power
20 W
Gain at rated/saturated output
55 dB
Helix voltage
5 to 6 kV
Helix current
0 to 5 mA
Anode voltage
4.5 to 5.5 kV
Anode current
0 to 2 mA
Collector voltage
2 to 3 kV
Cathode current
0 to 120 mA
Collector dissipation
500 W