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2. Alphabetic Name Tubes -American Type and Japanese Origin/‰pŽšŠÇ-•Ä‘Œ^‚Æ“ú–{“ÆŽ©

2A. 1-Letter/1•¶ŽšŠÇ

2B. Japanese Transformerless 1-letter/“ú–{‚̃gƒ‰ƒ“ƒXƒŒƒX—p1•¶ŽšŠÇ

5A. American EIA Alphabetic 1-letter Name tubes/•Ä‘Œ^‰pŽš1•¶ŽšŠÇ

5B. American EIA Alphabetic 2-letter Name tubes/•Ä‘Œ^‰pŽš2•¶ŽšŠÇ

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Table2A. Early-Time 1-Letter Alphabetic American and Japanese Tube/(•Ä‘‚Æ“ú–{‚Ì)‰Šú‚Ì1•¶Žš‰pŽšŠÇ

Table 2A-(A-D).

No.

Ef

Class

American Type ST

American Type GT/G, Metal

Japanese Compatible

Japanese Original

A3

2.5V

Power Triode

2A3, 6A3

UX-2A3

A3

6.3V IDH

Twin Power Triode

UY-6A3B Matsuda

A4

2.0Vdc

Vari-mu Pentode

1A4P

UX-1A4

A5

2.5V IDH

Power Pentode

2A5

UZ-2A5 Matsuda, Star

A5

2.5V IDH

Power Pentode

UZ-2A5B

A6

2.0Vdc

Converter

1A6 Sylvania

1A6 Tou

1A6B Tou

A6

2.5V IDH

Dual Diode Triode

2A6

UZ-2A6

A6

6.3V IDH

Twin Power Triode

6A6

UT-6A6

A7

2.5V IDH 6.3V IDH

Converter

2A7, 6A7

Ut-2A7, Ut-6A7 Matsuda

A8

6.3V IDH

Converter

6A8

US-6A8, MC-812A

B4

2.0Vdc

Pentode

1B4P Sylvania

UX-1B4

B7

2.5V IDH 6.3V IDH

Diode Pentode

2B7, 6B7

Ut-2B7, Ut-6B7

B8

6.3V IDH

Twin Diode Pentode

6B8

US-6B8

C5

6.3V IDH

Triode

6C5

US-6C5, TB-818A

C6

2.0Vdc

Converter

1C6 TungSol

1C6

UZ-1C6B Matsuda

C6

6.3V IDH

Pentode

6C6

UZ-6C6 Matsuda =MC-670A

D5

2.0Vdc

Pentode

1D5-GP Philco

=UX-1A4

D6

6.3V IDH

Vari-mu Pentode

6D6

UZ-6D6 Matsuda =MC-671A =RT3

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Table 2A-(E-X).

No.

Ef

Class

American Type ST

American Type GT/G, Metal

Japanese Compatible

Japanese Original

E5

6.3V IDH

Magic Eye

6E5 RCA, Sylvania

EZ-6E5/6E5

6E5-M (6M-E5)

6E5-MT (6M-E2)

6E5-P (6M-E4)

6E5-W (6Z-E1)

E7

2.0Vdc

Twin Po Pentode

1E7G Philco

F4

2.0Vdc

Power Pentode

1F4 Sylvania

UY-1F4

F6

6.3V IDH

Power Pentode

6F6

US-6F6, MB-816A

F7

6.3V IDH

Triode Pentode

6F7

Ut-6F7 Matsuda, Kawanishi

US-6F7A, MC-804A

G5

6.3V IDH

Tuning Eye

6G5

EZ-6G5

H6

6.3V IDH

Twin Diode

6H6

6H6-G

US-6H6, DB-817A

@

@

KZ-6C, Kt-6H6A

J5

6.3V IDH

Triode

6J5, VT94/6J5

US-6J5

J7

6.3V IDH

Pentode

6J7

US-6J7, MC-810A

K7

6.3V IDH

Vari-mu Pentode

6K7 RCA-Cun, RCA-Vic, Radiotron, Kenrad VT86/6K7

US-6K7, MC-811A

L7

6.3V IDH

Converter

6L7, 6L7-G

US-6L7

Ut-6L7G Matsuda

L6

6.3V IDH

Beam Power

6L6

UZ-6L6A

P7

6.3V IDH

Triode Pentode

6P7-G

UG-6P7G Matsuda

Q7

6.3V IDH

Twin Diode Triode

6Q7

US-6Q7, MC-813A

U5

6.3V IDH

Magic Eye

6U5/6G5 GE

6U5/6G5

V

6.3V IDH

Halfwave Rectifier

1V

KX-1V

V6

6.3V IDH

Beam Power

6V6, 6V6Y

US-6V6

Z3

5V

Fullwave Rectifier

5Z3

KX-5Z3

Z5

25V IDH

25Z5 Tung-Sol, 25Z5GT Fivre

KZ-25Z5

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Table2B. Japanese Transformerless 1-letter/“ú–{‚̃gƒ‰ƒ“ƒXƒŒƒX—p1•¶ŽšŠÇ

Table2B.

No.

Ef

Class

American Type ST

American Type S

Japanese Compatible [RefA]

Japanese Original [RefB]

36,

37,

39

43

25Z5

6.3V IDH

6.3V IDH

6.3V IDH

6.3V IDH

25V/0.3A IDH

SCO Tetrode

Medium mu Triode

RCO Pentode

Power Pentode

Rectifier Doubler

236

237

239

43

25Z5

UY-236 (Tos, Don)

UY-237 (Tos, Don)

-

-

-

UY-36 (elv)

-

UY-39(elv)

UZ-43 (Tos, Don)

KZ-25Z5 (Tos, Don, elv))

77, 78

6.3V IDH

SCO Pentode

RCO Pentode

77

78

-

UZ-77

UZ-78

(Tos), (DON)

B1, B2, B3, B4, B5

IDH

Unknown

UY-36, UY-37, UY-38, UY-39, UZ-25Z5

-

UX-B1, UX-B2, UY-B3 (UY-35), UY-B4, UZ-B5 (Best)

C3, C4, C5

each 25V/ 0.3A IDH

Triode, Tetrode, Pentode

-

UY-25C3, UY-25C4, UY-25C5 (UZ-25A5), KX-25Z5 (HW)

3D, 3K

4R, 4D, 4K

3 tube Total 100V

4 tube Total 100V

Unknown

Unknown

UY-36, UZ-43, UZ-25Z5

UY-36, UY-37, UZ-43, UZ-25Z5

-

TY-3D, TZ-3D, TZ-3K

TY-4R, TY-4D, TZ-4D, TZ-4K (DON)

[RefA]’r’J—,ŽóMŠÇ•¨Œê(15), [RefB](HW)+(DON)“¡Žº‰q, ^‹óŠÇ”¼‘ã‹L‚É‚æ‚é

DON/ƒhƒ“^‹óŠÇ, elv;ƒGƒŒƒoƒ€, HW;HW^‹óŠÇ, Best;ƒxƒXƒg, Tos;“ŒŽÅ

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5A. American EIA Alphabetic 1-letter Name tubes/•Ä‘Œ^‰pŽš1•¶ŽšŠÇ

Table 5D Transmitting Tubes

American

Japanese

B

B

Beam

1B15, 2B29(829B), 2B32(832A), 2B33(5833), 2B36, 2B46(6146), 2B52(6252), 2B94(5894)

C

Triode

2C22(7193), 2C53

D

Tetrode

2D21, 3D21B

E

Pentode

2E24, 2E26, 2E36

F

F

G

2G21

Gas

4G63A(5563A), 4G93(393A)

K

Rectifier

1K22(2X2A)

P

Pentode

T

Triodde

2T12P

X

2X2A

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Table 5A Receiving Tubes (A-E)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

A

0A2

20A2

85A1

85A2

UX-2A3, UY-6A3B

3A3

19A3/HY92 audio, radio

31A3/UY41

0A4G

1A4P, 1A4T, UX-1A4

3A4 nec, Matsuda

7A4

1A5G, 2A5, UZ-2A5, UZ-2A5B,

3A5 hit

6A5G

30A5/HL94, detail

45A5/UL41

1A6, 1A6B, 2A6, UZ-2A6, 6A6, UT-6A6

7A6

12A6/VT134, 12A6-GTY

21A6/PL81

26A6

1A7GT, Ut-2A7, Ut-6A7

7A7

12A7

26A7GT

6A8, US-6A8, 6A8GT

8A8, 17A8, 16A8, 32A8

B

0B2

1B3GT

1B4P, 1B4T, UX-1B4 3B4, 3B4WA, 3B4/CV2440 /DL98

12B4A

50B5 USA

7B6

Ut-2B7, Ut-6B7

6B8, US-6B8

7B8

8B8

8B10

C

0C2

6C4 USA,

3C4/DL96

6C5, US6C5, 6C5GT Japan

7C5

35C5, 50C5

1C6, UZ-1C6B, 6C6, UZ-6C6

7C6

26C6

6C9, 17C9

D

6D4

12D4

1D5Gp

1299/3D6

6D6, UZ-6D6

26D6

19D8/UCH81

E

6E5, EZ6E5, 6E5D, 6E5M, 6E5MT, 6E5P, 6E5W

25E5/PL36

1E7G

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Table 5A Receiving Tubes (F-Q)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

F

1F4, UY-1F4

6F5

6F6, 6F6GT Japan

6F7, Ut-6F7, US-6F7A

7F7, 14F7

G

0G3

6G5

6G6G

H

1H3/DM90

6H6, US-6H6, Kt-6H6A

6H6-GT Japan

J

6J4, 6J4WA

6J5, US-6J5, 6J5GT, 6J5GT/G

6J6, 5J6

6J7, US-6J7, (1620)

6J8G

K

1K3/1G3GT

6K6, 6K6GT

6K7, US-6K7, 6K7GT/VT86B

14K7/UCH42

6K8/VT167, 6K8GT

L

1L4

6L6, UZ-6L6A, 6L6G, 6L6GT,

25L6GT/G,

35L6GT, 35L6GT/M Matsushita

50L6GT

6L7, Ut-6L7G, US-6L7

14L7/UBC41

12L8GT

M

1M3/DM70

6M11

N

1N3/DM71

1N5GT

1N5-SF

6N7 (VT96)

7N7

6B8/EBF80

P

6P5GT

6P7, UG-6P7G

Q

3Q4

6Q7

7Q7

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Table 5A Receiving Tubes (R-X)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

R

34R3/HY81

1R4/1294

5R4GY, 5R4GYA

1R5 USA, Japan, 1R5-SF/1AQ5

7R7, 14R7

S

1S2/DY88

1S4, 3S4, 3S4-SF/3W4

6S4A

1S5, 1S5-SF/1AR5

T

1T4, 1T4-SF/1AM4

1T5GT Philco

19T8/HABC80

U

1U4

5U4G, 5U4GB

1U5, 1U5SF/1AS5

6U5/6G5, EZ-6U5/6G5

5U8, 6U8, 6U8A

6U10

V

1V, KX-1V

5V4G

1V6

6V6, US-6V6, 6V6Y, 6V6GT, 6V6GT/6V6G, 6V6GT/G, 6V6GTA, 12V6GT

W

3W4/3S4-SF

6W4- GT

35W4 USA, Japan

X

1X2A, 1X2B

1K22/2X2A

6X4 audio, radio, 6X4/EZ90

6X5GT, 6X5GT/G/VT126B

Y

5Y3G, 5Y3GT, 5Y3WGTA

19Y3/PL82

3Y4/DL97

7Y4

25Y5

6Y6G

Z

1Z2

5Z3, KZ-5Z3

17Z3/PY81

117Z3

0Z4

5Z4GT Japan

6Z4/84,

7Z4

35Z4GT

KZ-25Z5, 35Z5GT, 35Z5GT/M Matsushita

25Z6GT, 25Z6GT/G

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5B. American EIA Alphabetic 2-letter Name tubes/•Ä‘Œ^‰pŽš2•¶ŽšŠÇ

Table 5B Receiving Tubes (A)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-9-11

A

1AD2

3AT2

36AM3, 36AM3A, 36AM3B

16AQ3/XY88, 20AQ3A

30AE3/PY88

17AY3A

6AF4A

6AH4GT

1AJ4/DF96

1AM4/1T4SF

5AR4/GZ34

19AU4, 19AU4GTA

6AX4GT, 6AX4GTA

5AZ4

1AC5/DK92

12AC5/UF41

6AG5

1AH5/DAF96

1AJ5

6AJ5

6AK5 Early-time, normal

6AL5 USA, 3AL5, 12AL5

1AN5/DF97

1AQ5/1R5SF

6AQ5 audio, USA radio, Japan radio 6AQ5A, 5AQ5, 12AQ5 USA

1AR5/1S5-SF

6AR5 audio, radio

1AS5/1U5-SF

6AS5

6AU5GT

1AB6/DK96

1AC6/DK92

12AC6

12AD6 USA, Japan

6AF6G

6AH6 Early-time, 6AH6V 6AH6WA

12AJ6

6AJ6

6AK6

6AM6

6AS6

6AT6, 12AT6

6AU6 USA, japan, 3AU6, 12AU6, 6AU6A, 6AU6LA

6AV6 USA, Japan, inside view 12AV6 USA, Japan, 3AV6

6AC7, 6AC7GT Japan, 6AC7W, 6AC7/6134

12AD7

7AF7

6AG7, 6AG7/VT247, 6AG7GT

12AJ7/HCH81

7AN7/PCC84

6AQ7

6AS7G

6AT7, 12AT7/ECC81, 12AT7WA

7AU7, 12AU7 Early-time, 12AU7A

12AV7

12AX7 Early-time, 12AX7/ECC83, 12AX7A

12AY7

12AZ7, 12AZ7A

6AB8/ECL81

6AJ8/ECH81

6AK8/EABC80

6AM8

6AN8, 5AN8

6AQ8/ECC85, 9AQ8/PCC85, 26AQ8/UCC85

6AR8

6AU8

6AW8, 6AW8A, 8AW8A

@

6AB9, 17AB9

@

6AC10

6AL11

6AR11, 8AR11

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Table 5B Receiving Tubes (B)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

B

17BE3

6BR3/6RK19, 12BR3/12RK19

6BS3A

12BT3

12BY3

6BK4, 6BK4A, 6BK4B

6BT4/EZ40

6BK5

6BQ5/EL84, 8BQ5

6BR5 (EM80)

6BY5GA

6BA6 USA, Japan, Inside view, 12BA6 USA, Japan

6BD6 USA, Japan, 12BD6

6BE6 USA, Japan, 12BE6 USA, Japan, Inside view, 3BE6

6BF6 USA, 12BF6

6BG6G

6BH6

6BN6, 3BN6

6BQ6GA, 6BQ6GT, 6BQ6GTB, 6BQ6GTB/6CU6, 12BQ6GTB, 25BQ6GTB, 25BQ6GTB/25CU6

6BX6

6BZ6, 3BZ6

6BC7

12BH7A

6BK7B

6BQ7A, 4BQ7A

6BX7GT

12BY7A

6BZ7

4BC8

6BL8

6BM8/ECL82, 50BM8

6BN8

@

15BD11

12BF11

6BH11

8BM11

6BN11

8BQ11

11BT11

8BU11

6BW11

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Table 5B Receiving Tubes (C-E)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

C

6CG3, 19CG3, 25CG3, 6CG3/6CF3/6CD3

6CH3

6CJ3/6DW4B

3CV3

6CA4/EZ81

6CK4

6CW4

6CB5A

6CJ5/EF41

6CK5/EL41

6CM5/EL36

12CN5

12CT5

12CU5, 17CU5

6CW5/EL86, 8CW5, 10CW5, 15CW5/PL84, 30CW5

5CZ5

6CB6, 3CB6, 6CB6A

6CD6GA

6CL6

EL38/6CN6

6CU6

12CX6

6CA7/EL34

6CD7/EM34

6CG7

6CM7

6CS7

6CU7/ECH42

6CV7/EBC41

6CW7/ECC84

6CG8, 5CG8

5CL8A

8CX8

D

6DW4A, 12DW4A, 6DW4B

6DZ4

6DA5/EM81

6DQ5, 26DQ5

6DA6/EF89

6DG6

6DK6, 3DK6

12DQ6A, 6DQ6B

6DT6, 3DT6, 6DT6A, 4DT6A

12DZ6

6DE7, 10DE7

6DR7

12DU7

6DJ8/ECC88, 7DJ8

15DQ8/PCL84

12DT8

6DX8, 10DX8

12DY8

E

42EC4/PY500

12ED5

50EH5

6EM5, 8EM5

12EM6

6EW6, 4EW6

6EH7, 3EH7, 4EH7

6EJ7, 3EJ7, 4EJ7

6EM7

10EG7

6EW7, 10EW7

5EA8

8EB8, 10EB8/10GN8

17EW8/HCC85

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Table 5B Receiving Tubes (F-H)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

F

6FV5, 35FV5/PL136

12FX5

12FM6

18FW6A

13FD7

6FM7, 15FM7

6FQ7, 8FQ7, 12FQ7

6FY7

G

18GB5/LL500, 27GB5/PL500

6GC5

34GD5

2GK5, 3GK5, 4GK5, 6GK5

16GY5

6GK6, 10GK6

6GM6, 4GM6

6GY6

6GF7A, 10GF7A

12GN7A/12HG7A

4GS7, 5GS7, 6GS7, 7GS7

6GU7

4GX7

33GY7, 33GY7A

5GH8, 6GH8, 5GH8A, 6GH8A, 9GH8A

8GN8

10GV8/LCL85, 18GV8

6GW8/ECL86

H

2HA5, 3HA5, 6HA5

6HE5

6HJ5

2HM5/2HA5

6HQ5

6HV5A

6HZ6, 5HZ6

6HB7

33HE7, 38HE7

12HG7

7HG8

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Table 5B Receiving Tubes (J-M)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

J

6JA5

@

6JB5, 6JB5/6HE5

6JC5, 6JC5/6JB5/6HE5

6JH5

4JC6

4JD6

6JE6C

6JH6

6JN6, 17JN6

6JS6A, 21JS6A, 31JS6A, 6JS6B, 6JS6C

50JY6

21JZ6

6JU8, 6JU8A

6JV8

8JV8, 10JY8

9JW8

6JX8

6JZ8, 12JZ8, 13JZ8, 17JZ8

K

6KD6, 30KD6, 40KD6

6KG6A/EL509, 40KG6A/PL509

6KM6

21KQ6/LL521, 29KQ6, 29KQ6C

17KV6A

6KA8

4KN8/4RHH8

6KR8, 10KR8

L

6LT-06

1LH4

1LG5

6LB6

1LC6

29LE6

6LQ6

11LY6

6LF8

6LN8

6LR8, 21LR8

6LU8, 16LU8, 21LU8

6LX8

M

6MD6

6MD8

15MF8

11MS8

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Table 5B Receiving Tubes (N-R)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

N

P

Q

R

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Table 5B Receiving Tubes (S)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

S

6SF5

6SA7, 6SA7GT, Japan, 6SA7GT/G, 12SA7, 12SA7Y, 12SA7GT/G

12SA7GT/M

6SD7GT Japan

VT209/12SG7, 12SG7GT Japan

6SH7, 6SH7GT Japan

6SJ7, 6SJ7/VT116, 6SJ7Y, 6SJ7GT, Japan, 6SJ7GT/G, 12SJ7GT

6SK7, VT117, 6SK7Y, 6SK7GT, 6SK7GT/G, Japan, 12SK7/VT131, 12SK7GT Japan, 12SK7GT/M

6SL7GT

6SN7GT, 6SN7/VT231, 6SN7GTB

6SQ7, 6SQ7GT, Japan, 12SQ7, 12SQ7GT Japan, 12SQ7GT/G, 12SQ7GT/M

6SR7/VT233

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Table 5B Receiving Tubes (T-Z)

1-2

3

4

5

6

7

8-10

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

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