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Specialized - Klystron ·Klystron

VA97

Low-power reflex klystron oscillator covering approximately 34.0–35.6 GHz for microwave measurement and communications equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 770 mA

Description

Low-power reflex klystron oscillator covering 34.0 to 35.6 GHz for measurement and communications equipment.

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
770 mA
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

Klystron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
410 V

Microwave-device section. Standard promoted fields contain the closest directly equivalent published anode/beam limits; device-specific quantities are preserved 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

1953 RFT Rundfunk Technik

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Klystron

Other

  • HeaterVoltageNominal

    6.3 V

    Nominal

  • HeaterCurrentNominal

    770 mA

    Nominal

  • MaximumResonatorVoltage

    410 V

Characteristic

  • FrequencyRange

    34 to 35.6 GHz

    Published operating range

  • OutputPowerMinimum

    0.01 W