# FT-897D w/cables VARA FM works but no sound on speakers

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**Created:** [November 4, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/ft-897d-w-cables-vara-fm-works-but-no-sound-on-speakers/4741 "2024-11-04T22:27:18Z")
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### Author: ![W4PPC](https://forum.digirig.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@W4PPC](https://forum.digirig.net/u/W4PPC)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/ft-897d-w-cables-vara-fm-works-but-no-sound-on-speakers/4741/1 "2024-11-04T22:27:19Z")

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New cables work great with VARA FM yet no sound out of radio speakers. Also transmits well with Fldigi again no sound out of radio speakers…

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### Author: ![webmonkey](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/webmonkey/32/2494_2.png) [@webmonkey](https://forum.digirig.net/u/webmonkey)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/ft-897d-w-cables-vara-fm-works-but-no-sound-on-speakers/4741/2 "2024-11-04T22:40:50Z")

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no sound when receiving?  
(because no sound when transmitting is normal 🙂 )

volume knob?  
headphones plugged into jack  
some yaesu setting that mutes the speaker when using rear acc jack?  
squelch setting?  
(squelch knob usually has NO effect on rear panel jacks)

sorry, i’m no help at all with yaesu products  
☹  
good luck  
kb0wlf

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### Author: ![Drew\_Rinella](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/drew_rinella/32/2730_2.png) [@Drew\_Rinella](https://forum.digirig.net/u/Drew_Rinella)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/ft-897d-w-cables-vara-fm-works-but-no-sound-on-speakers/4741/3 "2024-11-07T20:22:00Z")

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When switching from HF to VHF operation, change menu 80 from RF-Gain to SQL. That changes the gain knob into a squelch knob, and you can crank the squelch all the way down for VHF digimodes.