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Title: Varian VA-218 x-band oscillator
Creator: Varian Associates (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1955-1960
Contributing Institution: History San Jose Research Library
Collection: History San Jose Online Catalog
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Description: According to the 1960 Varian catalog, "the VA-218 is a fixed frequency reflex klystron designed to operate in the increasingly important public service radio location band. This tube features the latest advancements in klystron techniques. The VA-218 is intended for applications where long unattended service and excellent reliability are of importance, such as railroad and police doppler radar systems." 10.5 to 10.55 kMc
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Identifier: AC59C548-678E-4F38-AEDC-848372851694
2003-1-697
Subject: Klystrons (LCSH)
Public service organizations
Railroads (LCSH)
Police communication systems (LCSH)
Radar in navigation (LCSH)
Nineteen fifties (LCSH)
Nineteen sixties (LCSH)

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