GS-3A |
Tetrode |
The GS-3A beam-power tetrode amplifies RF power. It is rated
at 3KW anode dissipation through 800MHz. It is physically large, and is well suited for
amateur radio high power linear amplifiers through 432MHz! The design for a water cooling
jacket is HERE.
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GENERAL | |
Cathode: indirectly heated, oxide-coated. | |
Envelope: metal-ceramic. | |
Cooling: forced water. | |
Height, at most (mm): | 128 |
Diameter, at most (mm): | 91 |
Mass, at most (gm): | 800 |
OPERATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS | |
Vibration loads: | |
frequency, Hz | 1-200 |
acceleration, m/s² | 59 |
Multiple impacts: | |
acceleration, m/s² | 392 |
impact duration, ms | 10 |
Ambient temperature, °C | - 60 to +70 |
Relative humidity at +35 °C,% | 98 |
BASIC DATA Electrical Parameters |
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Heater voltage (AC or DC). V | 26 |
Heater current, A | 3.1-3.8 |
Mutual conductance (at anode voltage 1500 V, grid 2 voltage 600 V, grid 1 voltage change - 10 V and anode current 1.5 A), mA/V | 30-50 |
Gain coefficient (grid i -gna 2) (at anode voltage 2,000 V, grid 2 voltage 500 V, grid 2 voltage change 50 V and anode current 1 A) | 8-13 |
Output power (at anode voltage 2,500 V, grid 2 voltage 500 V. anode current 2 A, driving power 250 V, wavelength 50 cm), kW, at least | 2.2 |
Interelectrode capacitance, pF: | |
input | 26-34 |
output, at most | 0.07 |
transfer | 17-23 |
Limit Operating Values | |
Heater voltage (AC or DC), V | 23.4-27.3 |
Heater starting current, A | 5.6 |
Anode voltage (DC), kV | 2.7 |
Grid 2 voltage, V | 700 |
Driving power, W | 300 |
Dissipation, W: | |
anode | 3x103 |
grid 1 | 30 |
grid 2 | 60 |
Anode current (DC component), A | 2.6 |
Warm up time, s | 120 |
Operating frequency, MHz | 300-800 |
Anode temperature, °C | 110 |
Temperature of cathode and grids, °C | 150 |
Averaged Anode-Grid Characteristic Curves, U1=26 V, Ua=2.5 KV |
Averaged Anode-Grid Characteristic Curves, U1=26 V, Ua=2.5 KV |