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Jun 17, 2025 | 08:59 AM

forango

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odd cable under truck

I was working on some stuff under my truck the other day and I found this cable hanging from the middle of the frame...no idea hwat is goes to or once did go to

1978 Ford f100

Jun 17, 2025 | 09:30 AM

75over77 F100

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Looks like an old CB radio antenna wire.

Jun 17, 2025 | 09:36 AM

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Looks like an old CB radio antenna wire.

Now that you say that it does indeed look like that..Thinking back I think when I was redoing the interior I might have seen a cable similair under the carpet

Jun 17, 2025 | 10:03 AM

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PL-259 with RG-58 coaxial cable, as used on the CB radios, and as was often used on some antenna ends too like single or twin whips.

Just looking again, it looks more like fatter / lower loss RG-8 cable. I didn't see the screw in reducer adapter.

Jun 17, 2025 | 10:13 AM

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Thanks for the help...I will trace this back to the other end to be sure but should be what this is

I am putting stuff back together after some serious downtime due to some swap problems...now I can cross this mystery off the list and move to the next one. LOL