Connecting
Enter the radio's address (sbitx.local or its IP) and the passkey from sbitx/data/user_settings.ini on the radio (factory default is often 123).
Opening Skywave over HTTPS? Browsers block plain links from secure pages. Pick Secure · port 8443, then visit https://your-radio:8443 once and accept the certificate warning — after that, Connect works. Alternatives: allow "insecure content" for this site in your browser, or copy index.html into the radio's own web/ folder and browse to it there.
Keyboard
| Key | Action |
|---|
| Space (hold) | Transmit while held |
| T | Toggle transmit |
| Esc | Stop transmitting immediately |
| ↑ ↓ | Tune by the selected step |
| ← → | Choose the step digit |
| Page ↑ Page ↓ | Tune 10 × step |
| Home / End | Band edge |
| B | Swap 80 m / 40 m |
| M | Swap LSB / USB |
Drive mode & spoken feedback
The 🚗 button opens a minimal, glance-friendly layout: giant push-to-talk, huge frequency readout, and big memory / volume / band buttons. Tap the frequency to hear it and the signal strength. Spoken feedback (Settings → Accessibility) reads out connection, frequency, band and on-air changes so your eyes stay where they belong. Set everything up before you drive — the operator is responsible for safe, legal use.
Transmit safety
Transmit stops automatically if you release the key, hide the tab, close the page, or exceed the watchdog time (set in Settings). The Tune carrier switches itself off after 10 seconds. A licence is required to transmit.