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Specialized - Traveling Wave ·TravelingWave

YH1040

Water-cooled high-power traveling-wave amplifier for 5.9–6.4 GHz service, delivering about 2 kW continuous output with approximately 30 dB gain.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Water-cooled high-power traveling-wave tube for 5.9-6.4 GHz service with 2 kW continuous output and approximately 30 dB gain.

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
-
Nominal heater current
2.5 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 0

TravelingWave

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

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

1963 Siemens

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 0

TravelingWave

Other

  • HeaterVoltageRange

    5.5 to 8.5 V

  • FrequencyRange

    5.9 to 6.4 GHz

    Continuous wave

  • SaturationPower

    3 kW

  • OutputPower

    2 kW

    Continuous wave

  • CollectorVoltage

    5 to 17 kV

  • SlowWaveStructureVoltage

    15 kV

  • Screen Grid Voltage

    3 kV

  • Cathode Current

    1 A

Characteristic

  • PowerGain

    30 dB

    At 2 kW output