Specialized - Traveling Wave ·TravelingWave
8–12 GHz intermediate-power traveling-wave amplifier with helical slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing, providing at least 50 mW output and approximately 35 dB gain.
8–12 GHz intermediate-power traveling-wave amplifier with helical slow-wave structure and permanent-magnet focusing.
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
No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.
Specialized microwave/image-intensifier device. Published beam, cathode, anode, helix, collector, RF, gain/noise, and optical ratings are preserved in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER rather than forced into unrelated promoted plate/screen fields.
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
8 to 12 GHz
Small Signal Gain Minimum
35 dB
Gain at Rated Output Minimum
30 dB
Power Output Minimum
50 mW
Cathode Voltage Maximum
-1600 V
Cathode Current Maximum
8 mA
Collector Current Maximum
8 mA
Helix Current Maximum
2 mA
Focus Electrode Voltage Maximum
-100 V
Beam Duty Cycle Maximum
100 percent
Control Electrode Capacitance
20 pF