# Vara FM with VX6
**URL:** https://forum.digirig.net/t/vara-fm-with-vx6/5437
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Tags:** yaesu-vx-6r, software-varafm
**Created:** [February 11, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/vara-fm-with-vx6/5437 "2025-02-11T22:43:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@jerryl](https://forum.digirig.net/u/jerryl)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/vara-fm-with-vx6/5437/1 "2025-02-11T22:43:21Z")
I’m having the same problem with my VX-6. It keys up but no bits go out nor are heard on a separate monitor radio. You can hear the quieting but no audio zzzzzt. It isn’t a cable reverse issue because the radio end of the cable is threaded. I’m totally frustrated. Jerry W6OJE
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### Author:  [@HarleySoltes](https://forum.digirig.net/u/HarleySoltes)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/vara-fm-with-vx6/5437/2 "2025-02-19T17:09:24Z")
Find a solution? I am adding an VX-6 to my radio inventory mostly for using my Digirig Mobile and VOX cable setups.
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### Author:  [@Constrainted](https://forum.digirig.net/u/Constrainted)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/vara-fm-with-vx6/5437/3 "2025-02-19T20:43:43Z")
That sounds frustrating. Could you show us the Audio device settings for Vara FM?
73 Constrainted
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### Author:  [@jerryl](https://forum.digirig.net/u/jerryl)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/vara-fm-with-vx6/5437/4 "2025-02-19T23:49:44Z")
I got considerable help from KN6GWQ who got me set up with a tiny Linux board running direwolf and, with the same cables and digirig everything works. So I’m not going to spend any more brain cells on flogging the windows stuff.
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### Author:  [@jerryl](https://forum.digirig.net/u/jerryl)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/vara-fm-with-vx6/5437/5 "2025-02-19T23:53:10Z")
Actually I was trying to use winlink express. I posted on this forum because of the digirig and vx6 commonality. As mentioned above, working now with the Linux board and I dropped the Windows frustration. But thanks for the offer of help. Jerry
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### Author:  [@AL0R](https://forum.digirig.net/u/AL0R)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/vara-fm-with-vx6/5437/6 "2025-02-20T21:34:54Z")
In the future, adding what mode you are trying to use would be helpful. There are differences in helping with packet versus VARA FM.
Mat
AL0R