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Sylvania 6JB6 Used Pair (2) for RL Drake Radios, Tested & Guaranteed #2

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  • Sylvania 6JB6 Used Pair (2) for RL Drake Radios, Tested & Guaranteed #2
  • Sylvania 6JB6 Used Pair (2) for RL Drake Radios, Tested & Guaranteed #2
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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.

 

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