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Specialized - Traveling Wave ·TravelingWave

X1021

Rugged lightweight ceramic-metal C-band traveling-wave power amplifier engineered for severe aircraft, missile, rocket, augmentation, and electronic-countermeasure environments.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 1.2 A

Description

The Eimac X-1021 is a ruggedized lightweight ceramic-metal C-band traveling-wave power amplifier designed for severe aircraft, rocket, missile, augmentation, and ECM environments.

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
1.2 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

TravelingWave

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max cathode current
90 mA

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

1962 Eimac

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

TravelingWave

Characteristic

  • Minimum Heating Time

    120 s

  • Frequency Range

    4.0-8.0 GHz

  • Minimum Saturated Output Power

    10 W

  • Minimum Saturated Gain

    40 dB

Other

  • Maximum DC Beam Voltage

    2900 V

  • Maximum DC Focus Electrode Voltage

    400 V