NAHUAL is a high-resolution near-infrared echelle spectrograph of high stability on preliminary phase development for GTC (Gran Telescopio de Canarias). Its natural location is a Nasmyth focus. One of the principal scientific aims is to carry out high precision radial velocity measurements (from 1 to 10 m/s) in the near infrared. To achieve high stability on radial velocity measurements, NAHUAL needs a calibration unit that uses a mixture of gases whose absorption spectra must be as homogeneous as possible between 0.95 and 2.4 μm. We report on the measurements done to date with potentially active gas mixtures as acetylene, methane, nitrous oxide or hydrocarbons.