Need help identifying a connector - maybe from an antenna?

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I have started working on the stereo and TV cabinets in our new to us 1999 American Cruiser.  This cabinet is on the inside near an antenna.  The charge controlled for a solar panel is in the same cabinet but there is nothing audiovisual in the cabinet.  The red and black wires shown in the background are not terminated and are just a mess.  This black and silver plug comes in from the side near an antenna.  What kind of plug is it?  Any help is appreciated.

I haven't tested the cabin radio since I started messing around in the cabinet.  I sure hope it still works well!  I removed an old TV that no longer works and I haven't tested another TV in the camper - I will need to test cable and OTA antenna eventually.  I relocated a coax cable and inverter to another smaller cabinet.  The coax cable was neatly wrapped as if factory installed and the inverter appeared to have been installed by a previous owner.

Thanks in advance for any help.
 

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I have a similar dead plug and I think it's related to my factory installed coach speakers, from a previous dish setup.
 
The black and silver cable looks very much like a common auto radio antenna cable.  The red and black cable is probably a power cable for some unknown (to me) device.  If you have a meter, try measuring across the red and black wires with the ignition on...then off.  If 12 volts are present when ignition is on, but not when off it is likely a power lead for "something".  If 12 volts is there constantly, it is still likely to be power for that "something", just not switched.  Since the black cable appears to be a common antenna cable and it is in the same compartment as the (probable) power lead, there was probably a radio, maybe a plain old AM/FM radio installed there at one time.
 
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