GS-13

Generator triode GS-13 in titanium-ceramic design with heated cathode and natural air cooling for operation in centimeter and decimeter wave ranges. Designed to generate, amplify and multiply high-frequency oscillations in the range from 300 to 2000 MHz with an output power of at least 1 W.

• GS – tubes for generating frequencies over 300MHz
• 13 – the number of the serial number of the development of this type of tube

Technical specifications (at filament voltage 6.3 V, anode voltage 200 V, anode current 30 mA): 

• Filament current: 0.42 + 0.08/-0.04A
• Reverse grid current (1st grid voltage -2 V): ≤1.5µA
• Quiescent point negative voltage: 1.8 + 1.7/-1.0V
• Mutual conductance: 18 ± 3mA/V
• Oscillating power (anode current 60 mA, wavelength 7.2 cm): ≥1W
• Interelectrode capacitances, pF:
  – input no more than 3.8
  – output no more than 0.04
  – pass-through no more than 2.1

Limiting performance:

• Filament voltage: 6 .. 6.6V
• Anode voltage:
  – in the centimeter range 0.25 kV
  – in the decimeter range 0.3 kV
• Grid voltage: 0V
• Negative grid voltage (minimum): 50V
• Cathode current: 65mA
• Grid current: 10mA
• Anode power supply: 13W
• Grid power dissipation: 0.4W
• High-frequency grid power supply in amplification and multiplication modes: 1W
• Envelope temperature: 200°C
• Ambient air temperature: -60 .. +100°C

Service life not less than 1000 hours.