Specialized - Traveling Wave ·TravelingWave
Rugged ceramic-metal C-band traveling-wave power amplifier covering roughly 4–8 GHz and delivering approximately 200 W.
The Thomson-CSF TOP1432 is a rugged ceramic/metal 4–8 ghz 200 w traveling-wave power amplifier.
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
4 to 8 GHz
Heater voltage
6.3 V
Heater current
2.45 A
Rated/minimum output power
200 W
Gain at rated/saturated output
30 dB
Helix voltage
5.6 to 5.6 kV
Helix current
0 to 30 mA
Anode voltage
4.8 to 4.8 kV
Anode current
0 to 5 mA
Collector voltage
4 to 5.6 kV
Cathode current
0 to 300 mA
Collector dissipation
1700 W