cavity magnetron
Date1943
Inventory NumberVT0831
ClassificationVacuum Tube
Maker
Western Electric Company
1869 - 1995
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions15 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm (5 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
InscribedStamped on fin: E040015
FunctionExternal-magnet waveguide output magnetron, fixed-tuned at 9375 MHz. Used in Philco AN/APS-15 bombing radar, etc. Over 300,000 made
