[ARC5] Tube Nomenclature Questions

[Neil]

No problem John, you're welcome.

(Replying via the group since a reply to your personal email bounced
back as undeliverable due to unknown address).

73 de Neil ZL1ANM



>Hi Neil,
>
>Thanks very much!
>
>Best,
>
>-John

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>> I'm somewhat ignorant about tube nomenclature. Consider:
>>
>> JAN CRC 6SK7Y
>>
>> Is the CRC the Navy Manufacturer's code? Does anybody have a table of
>> the
>> common ones?
>>
>> Also, is there some reference for the suffix letters ( I know what GT
>> and
>> G mean, but what about the other possible letters)
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -John
>>
>
> This may answer the suffix letter question:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RETMA_tube_designation
>
> and for info about some specific tubes:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vacuum_tubes
>
> 73 de Neil ZL1ANM