{"id":1185,"date":"2024-12-09T18:32:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T23:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/?page_id=1185"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:44:52","slug":"coax-building","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/index.php\/coax-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Coax Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This session provides the opportunity to make a 3\u2019 coax jumper cable using LMR-400 or similar coax.&nbsp; The steps include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>learning how to cut &amp; strip back both ends of a length of coax<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>solder a PL-259 connector to one end of the coax<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>learn to use the crimper tool <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>crimp a PL-259 connector on the opposite end <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>test the continuity of the complete jumper cable<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"238\" data-id=\"1851\" src=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax1-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax1-edited-1.jpg 341w, https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax1-edited-1-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"233\" data-id=\"1852\" src=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax2-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax2-edited-1.jpg 330w, https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax2-edited-1-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"237\" data-id=\"1855\" src=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax3-edited-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax3-edited-2.jpg 305w, https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax3-edited-2-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"235\" data-id=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax4-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1850\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"164\" data-id=\"1849\" src=\"https:\/\/umarc.eecs.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/coax5-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1849\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This session provides the opportunity to make a 3\u2019 coax jumper cable using LMR-400 or similar coax.&nbsp; 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