I am just about to build the Theremax and I, too, am a noob and wanted to ask this:
1) is there any documentation for ideal length of the pitch/volume antennae? (I'm sure this depends, to an extent, on the material used)
and
2) I was thinking of using the collapsible/telescopic antenna like the kind you may find on radios, TV, cellphones, etc. These are easy to locate via Radio Shack, etc. and would allow me to make an antennae mount for removable antennae (allowing me to streamline the case -- an Atari 2600 -- for movement and transport) Does anybody know if these will work? I presume it probably would, but that is also why I'm wondering about ideal length...
3) An even better solution would be if somebody knows how I can build or find a telescopic antenna with a 1/4" phone plug, like this one: http://home.alphalink.com.au/~horst/images/antenna.jpg
which is on the HORST website: http://home.alphalink.com.au/~horst/smalltheremin.html
This would allow me to start building the Theremax and use a standard 1/4" jack interface for the antennae (I would still go vertical right-side for pitch, horizontal left for volume)
1) is there any documentation for ideal length of the pitch/volume antennae? (I'm sure this depends, to an extent, on the material used)
and
2) I was thinking of using the collapsible/telescopic antenna like the kind you may find on radios, TV, cellphones, etc. These are easy to locate via Radio Shack, etc. and would allow me to make an antennae mount for removable antennae (allowing me to streamline the case -- an Atari 2600 -- for movement and transport) Does anybody know if these will work? I presume it probably would, but that is also why I'm wondering about ideal length...
3) An even better solution would be if somebody knows how I can build or find a telescopic antenna with a 1/4" phone plug, like this one: http://home.alphalink.com.au/~horst/images/antenna.jpg
which is on the HORST website: http://home.alphalink.com.au/~horst/smalltheremin.html
This would allow me to start building the Theremax and use a standard 1/4" jack interface for the antennae (I would still go vertical right-side for pitch, horizontal left for volume)