TubePad 6.0 Tube Chart

Quick Reference Data

Name: 811A
Use:
Thoriated-tungsten-filament tube type used as AF power amplifier and modulator and as RF power amplifier and oscillator.
Notes: Requires a standard four-pin socket and may be operated in a vertical position base down or in a horizontal position with pins 1 and 4 in vertical plane (pins 1 and 4 align straight up and down).


 811A
Power Triode

Data Source. . . . . . . . . . . ARRL 61

Characteristics: 
Heater/ Filament Voltage . . . . 6.3 volts
Heater or Filament Current . . . 4.0 amperes
EIA Base . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G
Substitutes. . . . . . . . . . . None

Capacitances and Design Maximum Values:

C/in. . . . . . . . . . . .      5.9 pf
C/out . . . . . . . . . . .      0.7 pf
C/gp. . . . . . . . . . . .      5.6 pf
Plate Dissipation . . . . .       65 watts
Maximum Plate Voltage . . .     1500 volts
Maximum Plate Current . . .      175 ma
Maximum Grid Current  . . .       50 ma
Maximum Frequency . . . . .       60 MHz


Typical Operationas a Transmitting Tube              

Class of Service         Ep    Eg  EgMax Ip   IpMax Ig   Drive  Zl   PO
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C Amp             1500   -70    -  173     -  40   7.1     -   200
Class C Mod Amp (Plate) 1250  -120    -  140     -  45    10     -   135
PP Class B Amp          1500  -4.5  170   32   313   -   4.4   12.4K 340
Class B Amp             1000     0   93   22   175   -   3.8     -   124
Class B Amp             1250     0   88   27   175   -   3.0     -   155
Class B Amp             1500  -4.5   85   16   157   -   2.2     -   170