The CV56 is an S-Band magnetron operating at a wavelength of 9 cm. In 1942 it was used in the Type 271Q naval radar and was pulse modulated by the CV22 thyratron. The pulse peak power was of the order of 90 kW and the conversion efficiency was close to 40%.
This cavity magnetron screws into waveguide via the 15 mm thread seen at the left side of the picture. The output is coupled to the waveguide by the probe. This exhibit has the glass seal broken. Internally the copper anode block has the cavities strapped together and the CV56 was the first production magnetron to use this technique.
The probe, waveguide thread and cooling fins.
The filament and cathode connections are insulated by the ceramic beads. To avoid the waveguide being at a high voltage the anode would be grounded and the cathode would pulse many kV negative.
The metal envelope is 75 mm in diameter, and is 173 mm excluding the leads. Across the flat sides, where the magnet poles would be sited, the anode measures 36 mm.
