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ZM6222

Packaged voltage-tunable continuous-wave magnetron designed for electronically tuned microwave oscillator service across its specified frequency range.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
2 V / 0 mA

Description

Packaged voltage-tunable magnetron for broad electronically tuned microwave operation.

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
2 V
Nominal heater current
0 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

Magnetron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max cathode current
10 mA

Promoted fields mapped semantically from printed ratings/characteristics headings; pulsed and microwave-specific limits remain in parameter rows when fixed-field semantics are ambiguous.

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Magnetron

Other

  • 2000

    -4000 MHz

    2000-4000 Megacycles 1.0 Watt CW Output

  • Filament Voltage* . ... .. ¢ttt teeeraronens 2.0 2.5

    3 V

    Filament Voltage* . ... .. ¢ttt teeeraronens 2.0 2.5 3.0 Volts

  • Filament Current. .. ..... . o

    0 C

    Filament Current. .. ..... . o0 C et e - 2.0 - Amperes

  • Ambient Air Temperature, maximum

    50 C

    Ambient Air Temperature, maximum 50 C

  • Filament Voltage*, approximate . . v e v v s s oo v s v s venaseoocnoceanas

    2 V

    Filament Voltage*, approximate . . v e v v s s oo v s v s venaseoocnoceanas 2.0 Volts

  • Filament Current....... e ce et ecesstsenssanesarsseaes

    2 A

    Filament Current....... e ce et ecesstsenssanesarsseaes 2.0 Amperes

  • Tunable Rangef . . . . .ot it it ittt ittt arasoesnocosssees 2000

    -4000 MHz

    Tunable Rangef . . . . .ot it it ittt ittt arasoesnocosssees 2000-4000 Megacycles

  • Tuning Sensitivity, approximate .. ... .. ..ttt eetioescorssss

    2.3 MHz

    Tuning Sensitivity, approximate .. ... .. ..ttt eetioescorssss 2.3 Megacycles per Volt

  • AnodeVoltageat30Gigacyc1es

    1300 V

    AnodeVoltageat30Gigacyc1es...............................1300 Volts

  • Anode Current, average ........... . N cer et . 10

    -15 mA

    Anode Current, average ........... . N cer et . 10-15 Milliamperes

  • Injection Electrode Voltage, positive with respect to cathode e eeeeeass 100

    -400 V

    Injection Electrode Voltage, positive with respect to cathode e eeeeeass 100-400 Volts

  • Injection Electrode Current. . « v oot v v v e eseveosossosssesssssss

    0.01 mA

    Injection Electrode Current. . « v oot v v v e eseveosossosssesssssss 0,01 Milliamperes

  • * Filament voltage should be adjusted to provide

    2 A

    * Filament voltage should be adjusted to provide 2.0 amperes of filament current under broadband swept oscillating con-