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It's almost sounds like some sort of spazz train.
I sometimes wish you posted more pictures to go along with these things. Although, I'm not sure if that would help or hurt things. On one hand it would reel the imagination into a specific focused image. On the other hand it would place a limit on imagination.
Pfft!
Posted by: sEn^ at April 16, 2003 08:18 AM
hrm. i mean to take more pictures. a few times i have gone to take some pictures only to find that the battery on my digital camera was dead. it's charged now. i will begin taking pictures next week just for you! i have a million entries i need to make before this week is through, and none of them have pictures.
Posted by: alicia at April 16, 2003 10:34 AM
i remember walking by that door on my way in & thinking it was strange as well ;) stood there for a few moments expecting *something* to happen, but alas, nothing.
Posted by: miss ellen at April 16, 2003 11:26 AM
LOL! That is an awsome recording! No every siren doesnt go off at the same time. Ours go at 1:00pm on the first monday of the month. So do you know how sirens work? Its a really cool explenation! I always thought that they had little speakers that made the noise, but now that im a part of AirRaidSirens.com ive learned they really run on a mechanical basis. I also have learned the name of EVERY siren produced! We have Allertors made by ACA (allerting communications of america). And also there are some sirens that have 2 pitches, like taking that one siren sound and adding another at a higher or lower pitch. THat started in the 193o's when there was a need for "air raid sirens" The official tone for Civil Defense of America was a minor 3rd which would be like pushing the C and the Dflat on the piano. In 1950 Federal Sign and Signal Produced a siren that put out a 4th pitch (striking C and F on the piano) and then in 1970 most new sirens were switched over to a single tone. WHat you heard in the recording is a Federal Signal 2001. THis siren was acually made in 1989 which kinda defeats the purpose of the name... 2001... i thought it was made that year :-D. Well i hope this info makes you wonder the next time you walk by one of the majestic yellow beasts on a pole... or white... or red... oh yah one more thing! You can tell what kind of siren it is by the color! CD or today as we know it TORNADO is usually Yellow or White... Flood is usually blue and Fire is usually Red. Have fun and RECORD MORE SIRENS!! ITS FUN TO LISTEN! especially for all of us at teh ARS message board!
Posted by: Troy fromAirraidsirens.com at August 12, 2004 01:04 PM
The once a month test dates for sirens are different from town to town, city to city and county to county. However, quite a few communities choose the first Wednesday of the month.
Where I'm at, there are a lot of smaller towns around me that test their sirens daily at noon, except Sunday. Some counties that don't have any really decent sized towns will test daily at noon county-wide.
The siren in your recording is at best bet a Federal Signal 2001. I don't know for sure without you asking your community, but it's a damn good bet. The 2001 is a fairly new siren and very popular in some areas. It's also very loud, in dB format, and extremely loud to humans due to it's shrill 750hz - 790hz output.
http://www.airraidsirens.com and it's section of links has a lot of info, and you can get more from the message board.
You can also learn some siren stuff at my site: http://bitsandpieces.cprogramming.com which grows a little day by day.
Posted by: Ben at August 27, 2004 01:41 PM
Hey I want to hear the storm siren and I want to see the storm siren photoes. Justin
Posted by: Justin at October 24, 2004 08:24 PM