Since 12226 V entered our "circuit" of interest due to the success of the VMA app in opening it, we noticed that locking the signal with the app is a bit problematic. I found it strange that although the signal is strong on this transponder, the VMA app reacts late, sometimes not at all.
I tried other versions of StreamReader, as suggested by femi, before posting on the forum, but the result is the same.
I am likely experiencing this issue due to the IBU LNB, as stephan94 believes.
But my objection to what he says is that I do not believe that the scan limits set by the user should negatively affect the signal quality and the scan result. It is up to him to choose the limits and search steps that any application that complies with them has implemented. And VMA apps are no exception.
And one more thing, regardless of the quality of the LNB used, the analyzer should read the signal with an SNR of over 10dB, a DTH signal, as they all are on Hotbird.
Of course, the quality of the LNB also contributes to the scan result, but when we have a signal above 10 dB, the analyzer should see it and possibly lock it. In this regard, Crazyscan performs best on cards with an STV091X-based chip..
The developers know this best, as they have to find the best algorithm for reading the signal based on the steps and search time.
However, discussing a matter that has to do with how a developer thinks about their application is not something that concerns us as users. We are, at best, beta testers through whom he verifies the validity and efficiency of his application.
Without diminishing the quality of the app, here is what Crazyscan(3 step) and VMA(1 step) find when searching automatically on the same frequency band at 13.0E
I would also like to add that I checked with EBSpro, and the result is the same as with the VMA app, regardless of the steps set for the search.