| Measuring parameters |
S11, S21, S22, S12 |
| P1dB, 1 dB gain compression |
| AM-PM conversion factor |
| Error correction |
12 error term full S-parameter correction (insertable DUT) |
| 12 error term full S-parameter correction (non-insertable DUT) |
| 8 error term full S-parameter unknown thru correction (non-insertable DUT) |
| S11 (1-port correction) |
| De-embed (2 embedding networks may be specified), impedance conversion |
| S21 (normalize, normalize + isolation) |
| S21 (source match correction + normalize + isolation) |
| Averaging, smoothing |
| Hanning and Kaiser–Bessel filtering on time-domain measurements |
| Electrical length compensation (manual) |
| Electrical length compensation (auto) |
| Effective dielectric constant correction |
| Display channels |
4 channels |
| Traces |
2 traces per display channel |
| Display formats |
Amplitude (logarithmic and linear) |
| Phase, Group Delay, VSWR, Real, Imaginary, Smith Chart, Polar, Time Domain |
| Memory trace |
One per display channel |
| Limit lines |
6 segments per channel (overlap allowed) |
| Markers |
8 markers |
| Marker functions |
Normal, Δ marker, fixed marker, peak / min. hold, 3 dB and 6 dB bandwidth |
| Sweep type |
Linear sweep |
| CW sweep (timed sweep) |
| Power sweep (P1dB utility) |
| Sweep times |
20 ms and 38 ms for PicoVNA 108 |
| Number of sweep points, VNA mode |
51, 101, 201, 401, 801, 1001, 2001, 4001, 5001, 6001, 7001, 8001, 9001,10001 |
| Number of sweep points, TDR mode |
512, 1024, 2048, 4096 |
| Frequency range |
6GHz |
| Frequency setting resolution |
10 Hz |
| Frequency accuracy |
10 ppm max |
| Frequency temperature stability |
±0.5 ppm/ºC max |
| Harmonics |
–20 dBc max |
| Non-harmonic spurious |
–40 dBc typical |
| Phase noise (10 kHz offset) |
–90 dBc/Hz [0.3 MHz to 1 GHz] |
| –80 dBc/Hz [1 GHz to 4 GHz] |
| –76 dBc/Hz [> 4 GHz] |
| Test signal power |
< 10 MHz: -3 to -20 dBm |
| 10 MHz to 4 GHz: +6 to −20 dBm |
≤ 6 GHz: +10 dBm to –20 dBm |
| > 4 GHz: +3 to −20 dBm |
> 6 GHz + 6 dBm to –20 dBm |
| Power setting resolution |
0.1 dB |
| Power setting accuracy |
±1.5 dB |
| Reference input frequency |
10 MHz ±6 ppm |
| Reference input level |
0 ±3 dBm |
| Reference output level |
0 ±3 dBm |
| Controlling PC data interface |
USB 2.0 |
| Support for third party test software |
Dynamic Link Library (DLL) as part of user interface software |
| External dimensions (mm) |
286 x 174 x 61 (L x W x H) |
| Excluding connectors |
| Warranty |
3 years |
| Weight |
1.9 kg |
| Temperature range (operating) |
+15 °C to +40 °C |
| Temperature range (storage) |
–20 °C to +50 °C |
| Humidity |
80% max, non-condensing |
| Vibration (storage) |
0.5 g, 5 Hz to 300 Hz |
| Power source characteristics |
25 W (PicoVNA 108) |
| Power source connector |
5.5 mm diameter hole, 2.1 mm diameter centre contact pin. |
| Center pin is positive. |
| Host PC requirements |
Microsoft Windows 7, 8 or 10 |
| 2 GB RAM or more |