Enhanced set-top box signal reception during bad weather

A method for satellite broadcasting services, comprising:

• acquiring, at a first set-top box signal system, a first signal that derives from one or more first RF signals captured using a first receiving antenna;
• detecting that a decoding failure has occurred for data encoded within the first signal;
• determining a second set-top box signal system associated with a second receiving antenna in response to detecting that the decoding failure has occurred;
• acquiring, from the second set-top box signal system, a combined signal generated from a combination of a second signal that derives from one or more second RF signals captured using the second receiving antenna associated with the second set-top box signal system and a third signal that derives from one or more third RF signals captured using a third receiving antenna associated with a third set-top box signal system;
• generating an enhanced signal that includes the combined signal;
• and
• transmitting the enhanced signal to a set-top box.

One or more storage devices containing processor readable code for configuring one or more processors to perform a method for satellite broadcasting services, wherein the processor readable code configures the one or more processors to:

• acquire, at a first enhanced set-top box signal system, a first signal that derives from one or more first RF signals captured using a first dish antenna;
• detect that a decoding failure has occurred for content encoded within the first signal;
• acquire location information for a first a plurality of enhanced set-top box signal systems other than the first enhanced set-top box signal system;
• select a second enhanced set-top box signal system from the plurality of enhanced set-top box signal systems based on the location information;
• acquire, from the second set-top box signal system, a combined signal generated from a combination of a second signal that derives from one or more second RF signals captured using a second dish antenna of the second set-top box signal system and a third signal that derives from one or more third RF signals captured using a third dish antenna of a third set-top box signal system;
• generate an enhanced signal that includes the combined signal;
• and
• transmit the enhanced signal to a set-top box.