For a Shortwave receiving antenna,
I want to run about 30ft of insulated wire from my house to a nearby tree. I plan to use 14 gauge stranded insulated wire, normally used to wire a house.
The house has aluminum siding. I do not care to make a hole in the siding for entrance of this wire. The only hole will be an insulator screwed into the eaves.
My aluminum storm windows have 2 small drain holes on the bottom, which are large enough for this wire. My plan is to run the wire thru one of those holes. On the inside window, I'll put a strip of 1/4" thick foam weather stripping on the bottom so it seals tight but still allows the wire into the house.
However, I am wondering if the capacitance involved where that wire goes thru the aluminum storm window hole, will cause a large loss in my signal? (The home siding is grounded, so the storm window is also grounded).
One other thing, I know trees move in the wind, so I want to compensate for that. I was thinking of putting an insulator on the tree end of the wire, then putting one of those storm door springs between that insulator and the tree. That way the spring can stretch as the tree moves. Is this a good solution, or is there a better way?