The invention discloses an amplitude-phase calibration method for an antenna unit in a planar or cylindrical
phased array radar. The replacement of human operation with a program-controlled
machine is realized by way of replacing an array plane of a
phased array radar with a logic array plane and cooperating with a center control computer in the control of a sampling probe and a rotary table, the
workload of technical staff and the professional requirement for the technical staff are reduced, the operation is easy, and the precision and efficiency of calibration are greatly improved. Meanwhile, the center control computer is used to control the reception and transmission of a
signal source and comparison and screening of response signals, the amplitude and phase information of each antenna unit are automatically recorded and compared, the manual recording is replaced, the influence of manual operation errors is substantially eliminated, the precision and efficiency of the calibration are improved, the whole calibration process is highly efficient and simple without additional interference of operation staff, the professional requirement and
workload of the operation staff are greatly reduced, and the working efficiency is improved.