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CUT EVERY TIME.  THIS ALIGNMENT IS DELICATE, SO YOU WILL NEED TO ADJUST A
LITTLE AND THEN TEST EACH ADJUSTMENT ON A PIECE OF SCRAP COAX.  YOU CAN
PREPARE CABLE ENDS BY HAND WITH A SIMPLE KNIFE.  IT TAKES SOME PRACTICE,
BUT THE MEASUREMENTS THAT YOU MUST ATTAIN ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE.  AFTER
CONSTRUCTING A CABLE, USE A MULTIMETER TO CHECK FOR CONTINUITY AT EACH END
OF THE CABLE FOR THE SHIELD AND THE CENTER CONDUCTOR, AND MAKE SURE THE
SHIELD AND CENTER CONDUCTOR HAVE NOT SHORTED.  SOME QUESTIONS HERE, AND
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