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Vactrol  VTL5C1 or NSL-32SR3 - Allied Electronics

TRS 3.5 mm Stereo Cables - Wholesale Cables

Wall Wart Power Transformer - Wholesale Cables
Use this wall-wart on the 9 volt setting as it will be 12v with our theremins low load.

RF Choke for Cable - Radio Shack

Small Project Box - Radio Shack

Antenna Plastic Sleeve 5/8" $3.89 Outside - Linens n Things

Antenna Plastic Sleeve 5/8"  $3.60  Lee's Pet Products - Amazon

Antenna Plastic 3/8" PVC Tube - Inside   Lowes

Antenna Mounting Brackets - Lowes

Lev Antenna Spring - Walmart - Lowes - Home Depot

Power Strip with Green Ground LED Indicator - Lowes
The green LED indicator illuminates solid to show the unit is plugged into a properly grounded wall receptacle.

Below are the best I found for Ground Loop Isolation - Amazon

Ground Loop Isolator  $6.98  Absolute PNF-200   Amazon  This works very good!

Cable TS 3.5 mm male to mono RCA male 6' cable $1.00 Phoenix to Absolute input

Y- RCA male to two RCA male  6"  $2.37  Phoenix to both sides of Absolute input
RCA to RCA go betweens  gold  $5.49 for ten connectors  need 2 minimum
Two RCA male to TRS 3.5 mm female stereo $1.93 From Absolute stereo to sound card
RCA male to 1/4" female adaptor at GLI for guitar cable to main amp $4.18
RCA male to 1/4" female adaptor   $1.99   same as above
 
RCA male to RCA male 6'  $.84
RCA Plug female to 1/4" Male adaptor to Amp
2 RCA male to 3.5 mm TRS male plug to computer sound card.
2'  TRS cable for internal Phoenix connections. $1.59
1' TRS cable  one plug right angle $5.26

Ground Loop Hum Isolator

Walmart - Amazon 
This is between the theremin out and Amplifier, get earth ground from elsewhere. Not recommended

Ground Loop Isolator $5.99  3.5 mm stereo female/male  Ebay 
Attenuated signal too much 75% - Free 2 week shipping from Hong Kong - Not recommended

Ground Loop similar to above but from Bakersfield, CA  $5.99
Attenuated signal about 40%  Good to use with hot outputs. Not recommended

Absolute ground loop filter   This brand is the best I found  $6.98  Amazon <=

Wood Box (Short box Template for drill holes) - Amazon

Wood Box  $12.99 This 15" Longer box has the advantage of mounting the pc board higher up so the cables can wrap around on the inside bottom and come out the top of the side of the box to transfer down the microphone stand hollow inside tube for a clean look. The mic thread are sawed off.

Art Tube Pre-Amp for adjusting Line Level - Amazon

PCB .2" Stand-Off Posts & Screws  Binding Depot The screws are #8-32

EQ - PreAmp - Guitar Center

Mono Earphone $5.99 Radio Shack

Enercell two-pin AdaptaPlug  for RS Wall-Wart $4.99

Inline Volume Control Adaptor  $9.95  Supplier List

Analog Panasonic RF-P50 Pocket AM/FM Radio $9.99 - Amazon 

Digital Arm Band AM Radio Amazon  $14.61   <=Does not work with theremins, you need an analog radio.

Headphone Amplifier - Kit  $8.95 1.4" x 2.3"  Amazon

Headphone Amplifier - Kit  $6.95 1.15" x 1.15" Fits inside on side of box
  Transel Technologies kits

Transmitters are an interesting approach from theremin to amp or computer, it eliminates the need of a ground loop filter and cable.

Wireless FM Transmitter to FM Radio receiver  Walmart

Wireless FM Transmitter  Amazon  $15.15

Blue Tooth Transmitter with receiver  Amazon $27.99

Blue Tooth Receiver  Amazon $25

Blue Tooth  Ear piece for pitch preview  Amazon  $12.99

Transmitter/Receiver Nady VHF wireless Amazon $52.48

Accent Table - Target

Camera Tripods  Walmart - Office Depot - Amazon

Brass Tube   $6.01  5/8" x 12" for mic stand box mount  - Amazon

Note: The mic stand adjustable pole is hollow, cut both ends off to pass cable through.

Microphone Stand $15.99  Amazon

HP P1006 Laser Jet cartridge  Amazon

Resistor Kit 1/4  Amazon

Mic stand 19"  Goose Neck  $6.99 - Amazon
Will not have hollow core available

Microphone Flange Female  $8.25 - Amazon

50K Trim Pot  CAT# TPS-50K  AllElectronics

Trim Pot   CAT# TPS-10K & 1K  AllElectronics  Pot-1 & 2

450 Ohm panel mount CAT# LTP-450  AllElectronics  Pot-4

6" x 12" Circuit Board & Etching Solution - All Electronics

Weller Solder Tips  578-MT-1  Mouser  2 in pack

Surge Protector $16.95 Dell Computers