The invention discloses an ultrahigh frequency electromagnetic pulse sensor characteristic calibration method and system, and belongs to the technical field of sensor characteristic calibration. According to the ultrahigh-frequency electromagnetic pulse sensor characteristic calibration method based on the single-cone antenna, a mirror single-cone calibration system is formed by constructing a high-power subnanosecond leading-edge pulse source and the mirror single-cone antenna, the high-power subnanosecond leading-edge pulse source is an all-solid-state pulse source based on an avalanche transistor, and the mirror single-cone antenna is an all-solid-state pulse source based on an avalanche transistor. The ultrahigh-frequency electromagnetic pulse sensor calibration device can be used for realizing calibration of an ultrahigh-frequency electromagnetic pulse sensor, so that the leading edge of an output pulse reaches a hundred ps magnitude and the peak voltage reaches a kV magnitude, a high-field-intensity subnanosecond electromagnetic pulse standard field environment can be generated, and calibration of a high-amplitude fast-leading-edge ultrahigh-frequency electromagnetic pulse sensor can be realized. Therefore, the GIS comprehensive pulse radiation environment measurement level is greatly improved, the calibration problem of the high-amplitude fast-leading-edge ultrahigh-frequency electromagnetic pulse measurement sensor is solved, and the scheme is simple, practical, feasible and convenient to implement.