| Type | RCA Name | Cunningham | Arcturus | DeForest | CeCo | WLS | Description |
| 00 Types | UV200 | tipped globe, brass base | |||||
| UV200 | nontipped globe, brass base | ||||||
| UV200 | H | nontipped globe, bakelite base | |||||
| UX200 | 2950 | nontipped globe, bakelite base | |||||
| UX200A | 4602 | nontipped globe, bakelite base | |||||
| 01 Types | UV201 | tipped globe, brass base | |||||
| UV201A | tipped globe, brass base | ||||||
| UV201A | nontipped globe, brass base | ||||||
| UV201A | DV-2 | A | 2964 | nontipped globe, bakelite base | |||
| UX201A | DL-2 | A, AX | 2976,4600 | nontipped globe, bakelite base | |||
| 01A | ST, bakelite UX base | ||||||
| 10 | UX210 | CX310 | 410 | L-10 | 4618 | globe, bakelite base | |
| 11 | WD-11 | C-11 | tubular, brass base, odd pinout | ||||
| 12 | WD-12 | C-12 | tubular, brass base, odd pinout | ||||
| WX-12 | 4615 | tubular, UX bakelite 4-pin base | |||||
| 12A Types | UV-112 | 2953 | |||||
| UX-112 | CX-112 | F | 2977,4612 | globe, bakelite base | |||
| UX-112A | CX-112A | 412A | globe, bakelite base | ||||
| 12A | ST, bakelite base | ||||||
| 13 | UX-213 | globe, bakelite base | |||||
| 16 | UX-216 | globe, bakelite base | |||||
| 20 | UX-120 | CX-220 | 420 | E | globe, bakelite base | ||
| 22 | UX-222 | CX-322 | 422 | RF-22 | globe, bakelite base | ||
| 24 | UY-224 | C-324 | 124 | 424 | 4603 | globe, bakelite base | |
| 26 | UX-226 | CX-326 | 126 | 426 | M | 4630 | globe, bakelite base |
| 27 | UY-227 | C-327 | 127 | 427 | N | 4631 | globe, bakelite base |
| 30 | 230 | 330 | 430 | tubular or globe, bakelite base | |||
| 31 | 231 | 331 | 431 | tubular or globe, bakelite base | |||
| 32 | 232 | 332 | 432 | globe, bakelite base | |||
| 33 | 233 | globe, bakelite base | |||||
| 34 | 234 | globe, bakelite base | |||||
| 35 | 235 | globe, bakelite base | |||||
| 36 | 236 | 136 | globe, bakelite base | ||||
| 37 | 237 | 137 | globe, bakelite base | ||||
| 38 | 238 | 138 | globe, bakelite base | ||||
| 39 | 239 | globe, bakelite base | |||||
| 40 | UX-240 | CX-340 | 140 | DL-5 | G | 2969 | globe, bakelite base |
| 45 | UX-245 | CX-345 | 145 | 445 | globe, bakelite base | ||
| 47 | 247 | PZ | globe, bakelite base | ||||
| 50 | UX-250 | CX-350 | 450 | L-50 | 4617 | globe, bakelite base | |
| 51 | 551 | globe, bakelite base | |||||
| 71/71A Types | UX-171 | CX-371 | DL-14 | J | 2968 | globe, bakelite base | |
| UX-171A | CX-371A | 471A | J | 4616 | globe, bakelite base | ||
| 71A | ST, bakelite base | ||||||
| 80 | UX-280 | CX-380 | 180 | 480 | 4620 | globe, bakelite base | |
| 81 | UX-281 | CX-381 | 481 | R | 4619 | globe, bakelite base | |
| 99 Types | UV-199 | C-299 | DV-3 | B, C | 2951,4610 | tubular, UV bakelite 4-pin base | |
| UX-199 | CX-299 | DL-3 | BX | 2952,4611 | tubular, UX bakelite 4-pin base | ||
| V-99 | tubular, UV bakelite 4-pin base | ||||||
| X-99 | tubular, UX bakelite 4-pin base | ||||||
| Note: 12 and 12A types are NOT INTERCHANGEABLE | |||||||
| Note: The RCA type name may change its first letter for tubes from a different manufacturer. | |||||||
| For example, RCA UX-245 = Sylvania SX-245 = National Union NX-245. | |||||||
| Sparton Types. Do NOT substitute for 2-digit types. | |||||||
| 182B | Power triode | ||||||
| 183 | Power triode | ||||||
| 482B | Power triode | ||||||
| 483 | Power triode | ||||||
| 484 | RF triode | ||||||
| 485 | RF triode | ||||||
| 585/586 | Power triode, substitute for type 50 | ||||||
| Other commonly found 3-digit types. Do NOT substitute for 2-digit types | |||||||
| 401 (Kellogg, Cardon/Sparton) | |||||||
| 800 series | |||||||
| Western Electric (WE- ) series | |||||||
| 950 = 1F4 | |||||||
| 951 = 1B4P | |||||||
| Newer letter types | |||||||
| PZH = 2A5 | |||||||
| LA = 6A4 | |||||||
| XXB = 3C6 | |||||||
| XXD = 14AF7 | |||||||
| XXFM = 7X7 | |||||||
| XXL = 7A4 | |||||||
| BH. No equivalent, this is a cold-cathode rectifier. WLS equiv 4621. | |||||||