HomeSPINNER GroupVacuum Tube Museum The Vacuum Tube Museum of SPINNER GmbH This unique private museum devoted to the history of the vacuum tube is only rarely opened to the public. It grew out of a collection amassed by Dr. Georg Spinner, the engineer who founded SPINNER GmbH, which has specialized in radio frequency equipment. Spanning about 200 square meters, it contains hundreds of legacy amplifier and oscillator tubes that were once used for a wide range of applications in electrical, communications and medical technology. The SPINNER vacuum tube museum contains hundreds of amplifier and oscillator tubes The exhibits range in size from tiny tubes just a few millimeters across for radio receivers all the way to huge transmission tubes over a meter long. The highlight of the collection is a 2.7-meter-long oscillator-type gyrotron tube for heating plasmas in nuclear fusion research experiments; it was capable of outputting over 0.6 MW (600,000 watts) at 140 GHz (140 000 000 000 Hertz). In return for a small donation to a charitable cause, visitors can acquire a lovely, lavishly illustrated 200-page book in which Dr. Spinner recounts the history of the vacuum tube (German only). Contact Headquarters SPINNER GmbH Erzgießereistr. 33 80335 Munich Germany info@spinner-group.com Phone +49 (89) 12601-0 Fax +49 (89) 12601-1292 Contact form SPINNER GROUP SPINNER has been setting standards with its RF technology products for more than 70 years, thus leading the information age to even greater vitality. We have summarized our claim in one phrase: HIGH FREQUENCY PERFORMANCE WORLDWIDE Read more » MORE ABOUT SPINNER GROUP SPINNER Group Careers Memberships Cooperations Legal Downloads Vacuum Tube Museum APPLICATIONS Communication Broadcast Industry RF Measurement Research / High Energy PRODUCTS Product Finder In-Building Wireless Solutions Millimeter Wave Measurement Low PIM Antenna Monitoring System © 2021 | SPINNER GmbH | Erzgiessereistr. 33 | 80335 Munich | Germany Phone +49 (89) 12601-0 | info@spinner-group.com | Imprint | Data Privacy Policy We use cookies and third-party services on our websites to offer you the best user experience. These include technologies that are used for the basic functionality of the site, for additional comfort settings and for anonymous statistics to improve our services. You can decide for yourself which categories or individual technologies you want to allow and change the consent at any time. Please note that based on your settings, not all functions of the site may be available. ACCEPT ONLY NECESSARY ACCEPT ALL CONFIGURE YOUR SETTINGS Imprint | Privacy Policy