Today, I was fortunate enough to acquire a Compulert controller from a unit that needed a controller replacement. While the Compulert board was removed from this enclosure, everything else came with it. Eventually, I will get the right parts to make it work.

Here are some nice photos of an American Signal T-121 in Slinger, WI. If anyone is wondering, this siren is active, tests every Saturday at noon, activates every November 11th at 11AM as well as every SWA at 1:45 PM (it will participate in this year's SWA on Thursday) and goes off for tornado warnin...

Here are some of my favorite pics in my collection. 2 B&M 8GAs and a large PA speaker in Richfield, Wisconsin.

Today, I got to hear something quite epic- the very last activation of the Type B siren in Kewaskum, WI. A little bit of history before I dive into the main part of this topic, their Type B was bought in 1926 and from then until the 1980s it was used as a fire siren. It was then replaced by a Thunde...

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Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:05 pm

BTS?

It stands for Behind the Scenes

Today, I decided to record the ASC OM-120 again because all of my old and long gone videos of it are not the best in terms of video quality and the only video I have of it is when SWS growled it after repairs. Anyways, right before it activated, I heard St. Lawrence's Model 2 from nearly 4 miles awa...

Just today I heard a Model 2 from nearly 4 miles away! I was in Hartford recording their OM-120 when just before it went off I heard the 2 in St. Lawrence (each of these cities are in Wisconsin btw)

Here is a very low mounted ACA Screamer in Radisson, WI. It was recently moved from an old water to this short pole.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7693583 ... ?entry=ttu

It's stands for Severe Weather Awareness (Day/Week). That's usually the day where most states have their annual tornado drill and that can involve activating sirens.

To my understanding, Waukesha used to have a Federal Signal 500 DHTT that once stood on the Avalon Manor before being replaced by the Alertronic. I believe the controls for it are still in the building, though the 500 head most likely got scrapped. BTW, thanks for posting their history!