The Alphasat Propagation Experiment: Interim Results From ASI And NASA Ground Stations

This contribution presents results obtained from the Italian ground stations in the frame of the Alphasat propagation experiment. Yearly statistics of the atmospheric attenuation as inferred from the received beacon signals (19.7 and 39.4 GHz) are reported and discussed for the two receiving stations installed in Spino d'Adda and Milan, whose experimental data are also combined to evaluate the advantage that would originate from a two-station diversity configuration.