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RG58 cables

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Housedad:
I want to start making my own cables.  I'm hoping I can make high quality cables at a better price, and especially at custom lengths as needed. 50 ohm test cables with ends like BNC, SMA and N.  It will all sub 1.5 Ghz for the forseable future, so that makes it easier, I imagine.

The thing is that I want to use quality materials.  What types and manufacturers of cable and ends should I look for? 

Where are good places to go for price and quality?  I am wary of Chinese clone crud, so I know Ebay is a total crap shoot.

Edit to add:  Many  thanks to w2aew for his video on assembling cable ends.

TERRA Operative:
I like Canare for BNC, RCA and a few other connector types, they are a top quality Japanese company with top notch, rated and characterized parts.

GreyWoolfe:
Amphenol are very good quality connectors.  I use them for my ham radio gear.

Housedad:
any special source or maker for RG58C/U?

bd139:
Amphenol connectors and Belden cable here. Be prepared to spend. I got a part used roll of belden 8262 for virtually nothing fortunately. Think a full roll is about $500 or so.

Amphenol sell premade cables too that are good and cheaper than making your own. Newark sell them I think.

Really depending on frequency I tend to stick with shit cable and SO239 for radio use as it goes outdoors. Doesn’t seem to make enough of a difference for that sort of stuff.

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