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D-156548

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ID = 69679
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand: Western Electric Company Inc.; New York (NY)
Tube type:  Transmitting Triode, air cooled   UHF 
Identical to D-156548 = 388A

Base TRANSMITTING & Power-TUBES/VALVES in gen 2 Top contacts.
Was used by Radar
Filament Vf 1.5 Volts / If 9 Ampere / Direct
Description

WE developmental code, later recoded as 388A. Graphite anode for improved dissipation. Grid and anode connections from base and from the top, to be mounted in the middle of the Lecher tuning lines.

Used in the pre-war radio-altimeter 1A to generate 5 W at 750 MHz. Advertised in Electronics, Jan 1940.

 
Information source -- Original-techn. papers.   Electronics, Jan 1940
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