What is the 6360 vacuum tube?

The 6360 is a tetrode vacuum tube designed for push-pull applications. Push-pull beam pentode..

What is a 6360 substitute or equivalent?

Direct equivalents to the 6360 include None. These share the same pinout and operating envelope, so they can usually be swapped without circuit changes — though batch-to-batch variations between manufacturers (NOS vs current production) may shift the sonic character noticeably.

What are the key specifications of the 6360?

Amplification factor μ ≈ 8, transconductance gm ≈ 3.3 mA/V, max plate voltage 300 V, max plate dissipation 7 W, heater 6.3 V / 0.82 A.

Is the 6360 still in production?

Production status varies by year and manufacturer. The current Amperatubes catalog classifies the 6360 as Moderate availability. NOS (new-old-stock) examples from RCA, Mullard, Tung-Sol, GE, Sylvania and Telefunken trade among collectors; modern production where it exists comes mostly from JJ Electronic, Electro-Harmonix, Tung-Sol (New Sensor), Genalex, and a handful of small-batch makers.

What does the 6360 sound like?

Push-pull beam pentode.. Sonic character also depends heavily on the circuit operating point, the surrounding tubes in the stage, and the output transformer when present — use the interactive loadline calculator on this page to explore the trade-offs.

By Jean-Michel Falligan Devergne · Reviewed May 29, 2026

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6360 Tetrode Vacuum Tube

Tetrode6.3V / 0.82A9-pin NovalSPICE

SourceRadiomuseum 6360 · amplifiedpartsReviewed2026-05-29StatusDataModelCalcModelKoren pentodePDF

Beam power tetrode rated at 7W for high-power output stages

Datasheet ↗SPICE

6360 — RCA — tetrode vacuum tube — (1960)

3.3mA/V

6.2pF

0.1pF

2.60pF

GAIN8%

POWER18%

DRIVE50%

LINEARITY95%

SPECIFICATIONS

Heater6.3 V · 0.82 A

Max Plate Voltage300 V

Pa max7 W

Gain Factor8

gm3.3 mA/V

rp—

Inter-electrode capacitances

Cgk6.2 pF

Cgp0.1 pF

Cpk2.6 pF

Pinout9-pin Noval

Era1960

RarityModerate

HEATER6.3V / 0.82A

MAX PLATE300V / 7W

BASEnoval

Source datasheets

3 manufacturer datasheets cross-checked for 6360

3 verified

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The 6360 is a indirectly-heated beam tetrode from RCA, introduced around 1960. Commonly used in push-pull applications. Push-pull beam pentode.

HISTORY

Introduced1960ManufacturerRCA

Late Production

6360 Datasheet

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