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1940's European Transmitting Valves (Class, input/output power levels only)

Maker Type No. Class O/P
[W]
Approx.
Drive [W]
US Equiv.
Mullard TZ05-20
TYl-50 *
PV05-15 #
PZ05-15
PZ1-35
PV1-35 #
Triode
"
Pentode
"
"
"
21
75
20
20
40
75
2.4
5.0
0.2
0.2
1.0
1.5
 
Ediswan ESW20 Triode 40 5.0 T20
Standard
Telephones
4304B *
4316A *
4305A *
4061A #
4052A
4069A
4307A *
4074 *#
Triode
"
Tetrode
Pentode
"
"
"
Twin-Triode
85
6
85
24
50
160
20
10
5.0
1.5
5.0
0.5
1.0
1.8
1.5
1.0
304B
316A
305A
RK25
RK20
RK28
307A
RK34
Tungsram 6L6G *
0S12/500
Tetrode
Pentode
24
20
2.0
0.8
6L6G
837
R.C.A. 807 *#
802 #
804
Tetrode
Pentode
"
25
16
80
0.25
0.25-0.8
0.9
 
Marconi
Osram
DET12 *
PT 5
PT 7
KT8 *#
DET19 *#
Triode
Pentode
"
Tetrode
Twin Triode
65
90
1.5
37
10
6.0
1.0
0.1
0.5
1.0
 
 
 
807
RK34
* For ultra-high frequencies;
# Indirectly heated cathode

1940's Transmitting Valve Data

Class
Tr:
Triode,
P:
Pentode,
T:
Tetrode
Type Filament
or heater

 

Max.
Dissi-
pation
Watts
Max.
Anode
Volts
Max.
Screen
Volts
Max.
Screen
Dissi-
pation
Watts
Base Condition Anode
Volts
Scrn.
Volts
Suppr.
Grid
Volts
Grid
Bias
Volts
An-
ode
Cur-
rent
mA
Scrn.
Cur-
rent
mA
Grid
Cur-
rent
mA
Screen
Resist-
ance
Ohms
Grid
Dri-
ving
Power
Watts
Out-
put
power
Watts
Remarks
V A
Tr ESW20
TZO8-20
T20
7.5 1.75 20 750 - - UX
4-Pin
Class C cw 750 - - -100 75 - 17 - 5 40 -
Tr 4074A
RK34
TVO3-10
DET19
6.3 0.85 10 300 - - UX 7-Pin Class C cw 300 - - -36 80 - 20 - 1.8 16 Twin Triode. Up to 240 MHz
Tr 4304B
DET12
TY1-50
7.5 3.25 50 1250 - - UX 4-pin Class C cw,
Class C phone
1250
1000
- - -200
-180
100
100
- 25
25
- 5
5
85
65
Output at 60MHz
Tr 4316A
TYO4-30
2.0 3.65 30 450 - - None Class C cw,
Class C phone
450
400
- - -150
-150
80
80
- 12
12
- 1.5
1.5
8.5
6.5
Output at 300 MHz.
Transmitting Acorn.
Tr 3B/250-A 1.4 5.0 25 500 - - None Oscillator 500 - - - 50 - - - - 4.5 Output at 700MHz.
Transmitting Acorn.
Tr 4211D/E
0/75/1000
10.0 3.0 65 1000 - - Bayonet Class C cw 1000 - - -160 95 - 15 - 7.0 65 -
Tr T55
OQQ/50/1500
7.5 3.25 55 1500 - - UX 4-pin Class C cw 1500 - - -200 150 - 30 - 9.5 140 -
P 4061A
RK25
6.3 0.8 12 500 200 6 UX 5-pin Class C cw,
Class C phone
500
500
200
150
+45
-30
-100
-75
48
30
15
20
-
7.5
-
-
0.5
0.4
15
3
-
T 6L6G 6.3 0.9 30 400 300 5 Octal Doubler 375 200 - -300 80 - 3 - 1.5 15 -
P OS/12/501 6.3 0.7 12 500 200 8 UX 7-pin Clas C Sup. mod. 500 200 -65 -20 30 23 3.5 14000 0.1 5 Equivalent to 837
P 4052A
RK20
OS/40/1250
7.5 3.0 40 1250 300 15 UX 5-pin cw
phone
1250
1250
300
300
+45
-40
-100
-100
92
47
32
36
5
5
26000
25000
1.0
1.0
80
21
-
T 5B/250A
KT8
807
6.3 0.9 25 600 300 3.5 UX 5-pin Class C cw 600 300 - -200 100 12 5 40000 0.2 40 KT8 heater
6.3V 1.27A
T PVO4-10 12.0 0.7 10 500 250 3 English
7-pin
Class C cw 500 250 - -50 50 12 5 21000 0.35 15 Near equivalent to 802
T APP4E 4.0 2.1 18 375 275 3 English 7-pin Crystal Oscillator 375 250 - - 50 10 2 - - 7.5 -
Data not guaranteed free from error.

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