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A solution presented itself in the form of a 75' RG-58 feeder line from an old GRA-50 antenna kit, found in a CONEX out back. Mil-spec stranded core cable is probably better than most of what I would get online anyway.
I already had 4 TNC crimp connectors, so I was looking to make use of them. So far I have made 3 antennas, one using the BNC connector that was already factory installed on the feeder cable. The other two antennas I used my TNC crimp connectors. After I test these to make sure I haven't screwed them up, I will make up the other two.
After that, I will be going the patch cable route. My Google-fu had already found the RG-58 patch cables for almost the same price I can buy the TNC connnectors. Seems like a no-brainer to buy a cable that already has the connector installed; it's almost certainly a better connection than I can do myself, and a lot easier.
From the responses it doesn't sound like there are any disadvantages to that method.
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