Reference Guide to Commercial and Developmental Types Single-and Double-Ended Types RCA FO-2200 Integral-Cavity Amplifiers RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA Trademark(s) ® Registered (e Marca(s) Rogislrada(s) U @ ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND DEVICES HARRISON, N. J. RCA NUVISTOR TUBES RCA INTEGRAL-CAVITY TRF AMPLIFIERS q AND Commercial IT EM Developmental Types b Type ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~_~~m RCA TYPE 7586 8203 8628 A15533 2CW4 e 6CW4 RCA TYPE FD·2200 Former RCA Dev. Type! (AI5202) (A2654F) (AI5246) (A15247 A) (AI52ll) (A15250) (A15294B) (A15460) (A15217) (/\15147N) (A15304) (A15272) (A15251O) (A1531H) Former RCA Dev. Type (A15477E) Description Medium-Mu Sharp-C utoff High-Mu Medium-Mu High-Mu Power Power High~Mu Medium-Mu Power High-Mu High-Mu Triodes High-'.1u Medium-Mu Description 1030-Mc, 1030-Mc, 1090-Mc, Triode Tetrode Triode Triode Triode Triode Triode Triode Extended-Cutoff Triode Triode "~xtendcd-Cutoff Triodes 3-Stage I-Stage 3,Stage . (A15342) Triode Triodes Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier & 3-Section & 3-Section Intended Application 'General Purpose ~General Purpose General Purpose ~ Low B+, Low-Noise Grounded-Grid Low-Level Class-C Medium-Mu Grounded-Grid, For LF Applica- RF Amplifier Grounded-Grid For LF Applica­ RF Amplifier RF '\mplifier Local Oscillator Filter Filter 'RF or IF Amplifier; UHF Amplifier, RF Power Amplifier, Triode Low-Level Class-C i tions Requiring Pulsed or CW tions Requiring In VHF TV or In An- in VHF TV or in UHF TV Re­ (Preselcctorl (Preselector) , Nlultivibrator; or or Oscillator ~ Oscillator, or ~ Except for heater' RF Power Amplifier, 'High Input Impedance Low-Level Class-C High Input Impedance Fl'vl Receivers tenna FM Receivers ceivers Intended Application ; Ai~craft T~;':';:~p~';:der Equipment &Ot~her Fixed-Cavity Cathode Follower & Low Grid Currents Boosters 'Frequency Multiplier;: characteristics', Oscillator, or & Low Grid Currents RF Power Amplifier, Applications~ DC Pulse Amplifier ~ identical to Type Frequency Multiplier; , Oscillator, or Frequency Multiplier ~ilitary Specificationc 'l'vI~ets Specification for Class-2 Electronic Equipment 7586 a~s ~ ~Covered in~lilitary S~~c ific atio~ MIL-E-5400G Military-Spec. Type JAN-7586 JAN-7587 JAN-R056 JAN-8058 Electrical Characteristics: Military SpecificationC MIL-E-1/1397B MIL-E-1I1434B MIL-E-1I1490A Ej'/stage 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 volts If (total! 405 135 405 270 rna Pf {tota/} 2.55 0.85 2.55 1.70 watts Ef 6~3 -100 -100 -100 -100 volts If 135 150 135 135 135 135 rna Fkkp/stage 3.9 22 3.9 47 ohms Pf 0.8e; 0.95 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.81 0.42 0.43 0.85 0.81 0.95 0.85 0.95 0.85 watts R lk 22 47 ohms Ebb 26.5 75 125 (Ecc2, 50) llO 24 llO 75 150 llO 120 60 200 60 70 110 70 110 75 volts R2k 22 ohms Rk 100 68 150 100 47 100 560 47 200 100 68 100 130 130 100 ohms R3k 47 47 Rg (common) ohms Rg 0.5 1 0.047 0.047 megohms 1500 4700 1500 15~OO jJ.- 31 35 64 ll.5 35 30 70 127 35 100 125 68 65 68 63 31i Ik (tot a\) 34 12 34 21 rna rp 4400 3000 0.2 Meg 6800 1530 2700 5000 5600 41000 3200 6400 2100 5440 6600 5440 7000 3100 ohms Egk(co)/stage @ gm 7000 ll500 10600 9400 7500 13000 6000 12400 3100 10800 18000 6000 12500 9800 12500 9000 11500 /Lffihos Ik/stage ~ 10 /La -5 -5 volts ,~~ ~~~~ - Ib 2.8 10.5 . 10 7 S.7 lUi 7 10 1.5 8 15 1.7 7.2 7 7 6.5 10.1i rna Maximum Ratings! Ic2 2.7 RF Input: Eel (co) @ Ib ~ 10 ua -7 -4.5 -4 -5 @ 50 /La -6.5 -15 -5 -1.7 -6 em @ p(av) ~ -20 dbm 10 10 10 10 volts F:kkp/ stage -150 -150 -150 -150 volts b:kp/stage -llO -110 -1l0 -110 volts +0 Egk/stage 1-100 volts 50 300 1000 l-;~o l-~o l-~o ±150 ±l50 ±l50 volts +0 +0 +0 ehkm/stagc H50 -55 --65 -55 -55 -55 -55 -55 -55 volts \6.6 max ~ 6.6 max 6.6 max i~6.6 max -100 -I:} -100 -100 volts Ej'/stage /6.0 min /6.0 min 16.0 min ,6.0 min ec 1m 2 +0 5 5 4 5 +0 +0 30 +0 +0 +0 2 volts Ik/stage 20 20 20 20 ma ehkm ±100 ±l00 ±lOa ±lOa ±laO ±laO ±l00 ±lOa ±l00 ±laO ±laO HOO volts Rg (common) 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 megohm 2 a 5 6 5 6 a o a () o 5 rna Icl(av) 115 ll5 ll5 115 °C 15 15 25 30 25 30 2 15 10 15 15 15 rna T shell Ik(av) Altitude An,)' P 2 watts g Ty"~"i"~~~"1 Operotion: r 0.45 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.5 2.7 0.3 0.75 0.75 1.5P 1.5P watts Pb . f 45.5 15 45.5 28 db Rgl (circuit) 0.5/1 0.05 0.05 0.05 50/100 0.5/2.2 0.5/2.2 0.110.2 Ao' 10.5 12 10.5 db Altitude NF @fo 11.5 ~"~~~i,"~~~~""."~~~~~cl"OO ,000 Bandwidth @ -3 db level 15 19 Me -6 db level 8 Me -40 db level Mc Attenuation @ fa -25 Me db fo +25 Mc db ~, ,c:c~~1?2;~~;~?,~~;[j~~~~~~i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i~?~~~0~~;~~~lV5~~~~~~i~~~~~~~i~~~~~~~]~~&~t~~~W~~~~~~Uj~~r~~~~i~~~iJ:mr~~~~~~~~~iiifi~~~2~i~~~ft~~f~~0~Q~~~i~i'm~~~~~~'~~~~~~~~~i~8~: iii~~2i~l~~~~i~i~\~~~~f~;f;;~:;lPtotal 0.985 0.800 0.775 0.800 0.800 0.780 0.625 0.575 0.625 0.625 0.440 0.440 0.275 0.440 0.440 5-Pin 5-Pin 5-Pin Mechanical: 1m (shelllv 5.23 inch dm (she 1J)v 0.S92 0.892 0.892 inch See 8393 above A2708 A15353 A15346 A15355 A15493 Weight (toLal, approx.) 1.6 7 :, oz a Subjected to special controls on critical characteristics, environmental d Developed under Buships, U.S. Navy contract. 9 Intended for applications where it is desired to avoid use of a tube h Intended for hybrid-equipment applications. RCA will entertain re­ q A mechanically-modified Type 8058 nuvistor tube is utilized in each tests (shock, fatigue, vibration, altitude), and special life tests. socket (such as printed-circuit-board applications: short-life, no­ quests for other versions of specifi"c...Erototype~" §~~':-f,- a bo!!.!:?_ Ef < amplifier ~;tage. The plate and one end of the heater of each tube are e Bogey heater warm-up time ::: R sec. for series-heater-string appli- replacement applications; and applications at frequencies where re­ connected to a common dc-ground terminal (tab) on the metal shell of 13.5 V with a corre sponding bogey !L"~.!lch thflJ. .fa~h.q.c!1£. L<~Enpe_~~~~~ b The number identifies a particular laboratory tube design but the num­ cations. actances caused by use of a socket would result in substantially­ the amplifier; the cathode and other end of the heater are brought out ber and identifying data are subject to chance. ;.:ro obligations are is held constant. to separate terminals through 470-pF feed-thru capacitors; the grid has r At T A = 25°C and under same conditions as shown for Electrical Chars. For fixed-bias/cathode-bias operation; single values are for either. lowered tube performance). These types differ primarily from their assumed as to future manufacture unless otherwise arranged. a separill(' terminal and is bypassed with a 1000-pF capacitor. Each For industrial and military types, at T shell ::: 1500 C; max. Tshell with respective prototypes in lhat they do not have either indexing lugs or k For DF s.. 0.01; for DF > 001 and:;' 0.;;, i km derating is required. S Amplification (voltage gain) at center frequency fo . base skirt, and in place of base pins have leads of length O. 750 inch min. amplifii'r or amplifier-filter combination has an input impedance of C Copies are available from: Specifications Division, Naval Supply Rg1 derating = 2500 C. For entertainment types, at Tshell ::: 1350 C. 5f) ohm s,nnd is desiencrl for use with a load having an impedance of tJOohms. t Change in fa; measured as average of /\fL and 6f at -6 db level. Depot, 5801 Tabor Ave., PhiladeJphia, Pa. 19120. RCA will entertain requests for other versions of specific prototypes m For metal-shell-to-ceramic-insulator seal temperatures up to 1000 C. U Higher temperatures permissible with P 1 derating. RF terminals on each filter or amplifier are designed to mate with havTng--an--y---number of-Yong"i"e-ads up to a maXimum of 3 per --e"Tectrode:- g U Change in Ao from its value at T A::: 250 C. scr('w-on connectors Sealectro Corp. (225 Hoyt St., Mamaroneck, N.Y. 0 n For top-cap-to-ceramic-insulator seal temperatures up to 150 C. 50944) Part No. 50 007 0000, or equivalent. For rigid filter-to-ampli­ v Exclusive of terminals. Higher temperatures permissible with Pb derating. fin int('n'<lnnection, Sealectro SO 073 000, 500730029, or equivalent, P With series plate-circuit resistance = 5000 ohms min. NUVISTOR- TUBE RELIABILITY The transient response of all tubes monitored followed Production Tests (At Max.-Rated Pb) the nuc lear-radiation pulse and returned to normal, with no permanent damage to the tubes .