Homebrew PCBs

Phil
I don't know if you are familiar with SurfBoards ( 
http://www.capitaladvanced.com ), a SMT to SIP converter board series, 
but they have pads on the edge of the board, and a header pin with a 
fork in  the end that slips over the edge and is soldered to the pad. 
 If you can find a source for those, then you can just use a regular 
female connector on the cable, and the whole thing is only as deep as 
your connector is wide.
Richard