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"Small satellites are line of sight. Like a flashlight beam. The more clouds between you and the signal the weaker the signal. If you do this with rain you get more loss of signal. Just how much it takes depends on how strong the signal is to begin with. In Idaho a light rain causes failure. Even thick black clouds can cause loss of signal. In Florida it can be a downpour and you still have pictures.

The reason that it works better in Florida than in Idaho is that Florida is closer to the equator. All satellites orbit the earth about 37,000 kilometers above the earth in what is known as the Clarke Belt. The belt is over the equator. So, the further north or south you are from equator, the longer the distance from the satellite. Also take into account the curvature of the earth as well. As an example, take a pen and make a mark on a tennis ball. Now hold the tennis ball about 3 inches from your eye and rotate the ball up wherein the dot moves up and away from you. Get the idea? Actually work better with Basketball and about a foot away from your face."

You sound like a DISH salesman, I'm in Florida and it cuts out in any heavy rain.

It's better than DirectTV, but not much.

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