Hello mates!

I'm really confused. I just built an I/Q based transceiver (mostly
following the Youngblood articles) and just noticed that when I'm
using either PowerSDR or sradio, I can still demodulate everything if
I plug I or Q connector off from the rx.

I thought that PowerSDR and Sradio are both IQ based softwares. Is it
done just by mixing the audio to baseband. Where those programs need
the phase relation between I and Q. Yet, I noticed that putting the
other component back, the reception improved many db.

Looking for some answers. Thank you!

73 de Janne, OH1GTF