Sylvania
Sylvania 6JB6 Used Pair (2) for RL Drake Radios, Tested & Guaranteed #2
- MPN:
- 6JB6
- Condition:
- Used
- Shipping:
- $5.00 (Fixed Shipping Cost)
Description
Sylvania 6JB6 Used Pair (2) for RL Drake Radios, Tested & Guaranteed #1
6JB6 and 6JB6A tubes are interchangeable
This Pair of 6JB6 / 6JB6A tubes is in excellent condition and appear to be used, in excellent condition and and tests full grid emission.
This tube set and all others, has been tested on a B&K Dynaquick 700 Tube tester. It shows grid full emission.
The Sylvania 6JB6 is a beam power pentode (TV sweep tube) widely used as an RF power amplifier in amateur radio equipment. It features a 6.3V filament (unlike the 12.6V 12JB6A version).
Key Specifications
- Type: Beam power pentode
- Filament: 6.3 V, ~1.2 A
- Plate Dissipation: ~17.5 W per tube
- Base: 9-pin Novar (Compactron-style) with top anode cap
- Your Condition: NOS (New Old Stock), tested 100% on Dynascan tube tester, in original boxes — excellent strong emission and cosmetics.
Amateur Radio Equipment That Uses the 6JB6These tubes are the stock final amplifier tubes in many classic R.L. Drake radios:
- Drake TR-4, TR-4C, TR-4CW transceivers (uses set of 3)
- Drake T-4X, T-4XB, T-4XC transmitters (uses pair / 2 tubes)
- Earlier Drake equipment and some variants
Sylvania tubes were the original brand often supplied by Drake, making these particularly desirable for restorers. A strong set typically delivers 150–250+ W PEP output depending on the radio, tuning, and band.
This set comes with a money back, satisfaction guarantee.