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If you cut a piece of coax, the "ends" are where the cable stops and empty space begins. You mean "connectors", and probably "PL-259 connectors" to be specific.

You can make your own and they'll be just fine. Don't overthink the VF. If you're an inch off at 11 meters you'll never know the difference and neither will the guy at the other end of the contact.

Like Captain Kilowatt says, use the MFJ-259B or something similar to cut half-wavelength pieces. Works just fine. I had to cut five pieces of RG-11 as matching sections for my quad. Not counting assembling and soldering the connectors, it took me about 45 minutes total.

[QUOTE="Beetle, post: 540937, member: 1066"] If you cut a piece of coax, the "ends" are where the cable stops and empty space begins. You mean "connectors", and probably "PL-259 connectors" to be specific. You can make your own and they'll be just fine. Don't overthink the VF. If you're an inch off at 11 meters you'll never know the difference and neither will the guy at the other end of the contact. Like Captain Kilowatt says, use the MFJ-259B or something similar to cut half-wavelength pieces. Works just fine. I had to cut five pieces of RG-11 as matching sections for my quad. Not counting assembling and soldering the connectors, it took me about 45 minutes total. [/QUOTE]

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