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Electron Devices' facility in San Carlos, Ca is widely recognized as an industry leader in the design and manufacture of high power Pulsed and CW Helix and Ring Loop TWTs for Radar, ECM and Missile applications. These TWTs operate in the standard bands over the 2 to 18 GHz frequency spectrum and provide superior performance and reliability.  Electron Devices is a tube supplier for such programs as the ALQ-136, ALQ-161, ASPJ and SIRFIC ECM systems, the APS-147 Shipboard Helicopter Radar and the Patriot and AMRAAM missiles.

The Williamsport operation manufactures a line of Ring Bar tubes in UHF and L band with output powers up to 200 KW. These are used in long range array Radars such as the FPS-108 Cobra Dane system, the PARCS space surveillance Radar, U.S. and foreign shipboard surveillance Radars and a number of Airport surveillance Radars.  Specifications on High Powered TWTs.  

Click on each tube type for detailed specifications available in pdf format Pulsed TWTs

Tube Type Freq GHz Power KW Cycle % Gain dB Voltage KV Current Amps Collector Voltage KV Output Connector Weight Lbs.
L5827 .07-2.0 1.0 4.0 30 -7.7 2.10 5.80 N 13.0
L5714 2.0-2.6 20.0 .4 45 -20.0 5.2 gnd 7/8"COAX 30
L5873 2.5-8.0 1.0 8 45 6.0 1.4 6.0 TNC 8.0
L6046 6.0-18.0 1.0 5.0 40 -9.5 1.05 5.25/3.0 TNC 5.0
L5843
7.0-16.5 0.3 7.0 48 -6.35 0.735 4.55 TNC 2.3
L6022 7.5-18 1.0 5 47 -11 1.6 6.6 WRD750 7.0
L5850 8.5-10.5 2.0 6.0 60 -11 1.4 7.7 N 7.7
L6028 8.7-9.4 8.0 2.50 60 -15.0 2.6 10.5 WR-90 4.5
L5982 9.0-10.0 8.0 5.0 40 -15 2.60 10.5/6.0 WR-90 8.0

L6113

X Band

1.0

5

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-7.5

1.0

5.36/4.25/2.06

TNC

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CW TWTs
Tube Type Freq GHz Output Power Watts Rated Gain dB Cathode Voltage KV Cathode Current MA Collector Voltage KV RF Output Connector Weight Lbs.
L2086 2-4 500 30 -5.6 770 4.0 SC 14
L2124 2.5 - 7.5 400 35 -6.3 600 4.0/1.3 SC 9.0
L6019 2.5 - 8.0 125 38 -5.0 315 3.0/2.0 TNC 7.0
L6021 7.5-18 125 42 -9.2 190 4.6/2.76 WRD-750 6

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