Anyone know what this is ?

[Pio1980]

If it had uranium glass interfaces, I'd think "Eimac". The guy to ask was my mentor, who worked in R&D there, but he passed several years ago.

 

[kfalls]

I'm thinking a P-38 Space Modulator.

 

[arts]

While later types are very different looking,I believe this is a very old travelling wave tube..

 

[pdm4606]

I betcha' it got plenty hot no matter what it was doing.

 

[musichal]

It is obviously a valve-powered plumber's friend.

 

[dB happy]

Traveling wave tube turned into a piece of art. Do a Google image search, pretty sure that's what it is.

 

[avionic]

Traveling wave tube turned into a piece of art. Do a Google image search, pretty sure that's what it is.

I guess they had to start somewhere. The stuff I worked with was operated up in the gigahertz realm.

 

[DEAFASABAT]

I guess they had to start somewhere. The stuff I worked with was operated up in the gigahertz realm.

Bunching velocity modulator

 

[jptinc]

Traveling wave tube turned into a piece of art. Do a Google image search, pretty sure that's what it is.

yep i think that's what it is