The present invention relates to a calibration apparatus for an array
antenna having a plurality of antenna elements. The calibration apparatus
comprises a conversion unit detecting a calibration signal from an output
of a transmission unit to convert the detected calibration signal into a
predetermined reception radio frequency and outputting the converted
calibration signal together with a reception main signal to a reception
unit, a detecting unit detecting the calibration signal from an output of
the reception unit for each of the antenna elements to obtain a relative
phase difference between the calibration signals, and a phase correcting
unit correcting a phase difference with respect to one of or both a
transmission main signal and a reception main signal based on the
obtained relative phase difference. This configuration can eliminate the
need for a radio transmitter-receiver dedicated to a calibration signal,
thus facilitating the calibrations.