We too had difficulty during times of rain....then we decided to 'upgrade' and I had the 'guy' do the installation 'professionally'. I can't tell you HOW MUCH it improved the redception........we had lost it when it was only raining very lightly......now it takes a tremendous downpour to knock out the reception. Having it done 'professionally' can make all the difference. Our guy had some sort of an electronic meter that showed when he was 'perfectly' aligned with the satellite. He also had the equipment to make much better connections with the coaxil cable so we didn't loose the signal through them being poor connections......

I strongly recommend to everyone that they have it installed by the pros and not to DIY in this case....it seems simple but the right tools make the difference.