PicoVNA Vector Network Analyzers

High Performance, Portability and Low Cost


PicoVNAs are all-new, UK-designed, professional USB-controlled, laboratory grade vector network instruments of unprecedented performance, portability and value for money. Despite their simple outline, small footprint and low cost, the instruments boast a four-receiver architecture to minimize the uncorrectable errors, delays and unreliability of internal transfer switches.

The PicoVNAs' small size, light weight and low cost suit them to field service, installation test, OEM embedded and classroom applications.

  1. -    300 kHz to 6 or 8.5 GHz operation
  2. -    High speed of up to 5500 dual-port S-parameters per second
  3. -    Over 10000 S11 + S21 per second
  4. -    Quad RX four-receiver architecture for optimal accuracy
  5. -    Up to 124 dB dynamic range at 10 Hz bandwidth
  6. -    0.005 dB RMS trace noise at maximum bandwidth of 140 kHz
  7. -    Half-rack, small-footprint, lightweight package
  8. -    PC-controlled over USB from a Microsoft Windows interface
  9. -    Reference plane offsetting and de-embedding
  10. -    Time-domain and port impedance transformations
  11. -    Tabular and graphic print and save formats, including Touchstone
  12. -    Save on trigger for high-speed device profiling (PicoVNA 108)
  13. -    Dual-frequency mixer measurements with VSWR correction (PicoVNA 108)
  14. -    P1dB, AM to PM, and standalone signal generator utilities
  15. -    Guided 8- and 12-term and absolute power calibration processes
  16. -    6 calibration modes, including unknown through and connected DUT isolation
  17. -    Calibration and check standards with data for confident measurements

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