User Manual
RPC-N 50
Calibration Kit
05CK001-150 and 05CK010-150
05CK001-150
Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
P.O.Box 1260 D-84526 Tittmoning Germany
www.rosenberger.com
Tel. : +49 8684 18-0
Email : [email protected]
Page
3 / 17
D
ie
se
s
D
ok
um
e
nt
is
t
u
rh
eb
e
rr
ec
h
tli
ch
g
es
ch
üt
zt
●
T
hi
s
d
o
cu
m
e
n
t i
s
p
ro
te
ct
ed
b
y
co
py
ri
g
ht
●
R
os
en
b
er
ge
r
H
o
ch
fr
eq
u
en
zt
ec
h
ni
k
G
m
bH
&
C
o
. K
G
1. General Information
This User Manual is valid for the Calibration Kits
05CK001-150 (Full Version)
05CK010-150 (Industrial Version)
Customer specific RPC-N 50
Calibration Kits, excluding Air Line Kits
The Industrial Version does not contain gauges. So all gauge related chapters are only applicable if
additional gauges are available, e.g. Rosenberger 05GK0KS-010 or comparable ones.
For customer specific Calibration Kits all VNA calibration methods may not be available.
1.1 Calibration Kit Normal Use
Calibration Kits are used as an accessory for Vector Network Analyzers (VNA) to perform vector-
error correction. Vector-error correction is the process of characterizing systematic errors of the
measurement system by measuring known calibration standards, and then mathematically
removing the effects of these errors from subsequent measurements. The measurement accuracy
of the calibrated VNA depends mainly on the quality of the calibration kit used. Contributing factors
are noise, linearity and temperature stability of the VNA, transmission and reflection stability of a
test port cable as well as operator experience and care.
VNAs usually offer several techniques for correcting systematic measurement errors. The
standards in this calibration kit allow you to perform one-port OSL (OSM) or two-port OSLT
(TOSM) and TRM (TMR) calibrations from DC up to 18 GHz for measurements of components with
RPC-N 50
connectors.
Components with other N 50
connectors are mechanically compatible and can also be
measured.
1.2 Warnings
The calibration standards and the gauges of this calibration kit are mechanically sensitive devices.
High accelerations e.g. when falling down will damage them.
Connect the calibration standards only to test ports and other devices that have been cleaned and
checked for gauge, concentricity and integrity of the contact fingers. Detailed procedures are
described in Chapter 6 and 7.
Tighten the connector coupling nuts to the recommended torque with the torque wrench. Do not
over torque!
Consider the power applied to the Load calibration standards. Maximum power limits for the sum of
RF and DC power are defined in the specific data sheets.
It is good lab practice to use at least an ESD wrist strap when handling calibration standards or
DUTs on a VNA although the calibration standards themselves are not ESD sensitive. Please
consult your VNA manual.
Follow further limitations given in the specific data sheets.
