Advertised readings claimed at the hundred-foot mark don't necessarily hold much weight at considerable distances where the siren's fundamental pitch is at the mercy of atmospheric and ground absorption. I suppose with the majority of offerings nowadays virtually all being single-tone and within a p...

I wonder about the possibility the siren had perhaps been sitting in a compromised position for a rather extended period of time. I'd imagine the long shaft would've picked up whatever slack from the weight bearing down towards the middle and upset the alignment.

Cool resto

The thick of night; crazy seeing a siren being tested so late!

Probably my fave electronic-siren tone though!

Biersach & Niedermeyer: a brand name that itself sounds as though someone could easily mistake it for being of German origin if not for the "Milwaukee WI USA" stamped directly underneath.

Pretty much my ideal alarm clock scenario!

Quite a stout-looking unit there, iron base and all. Congrats, Luke!

Haha yeah, occasionally I still find myself catching the siren bug. Blows my mind thinking back, I was still in HS when this thread issued !

So cool to see an old beast be given a new lease on life! Truly admirable the level of dedication you've held out for so many years Jerry!

It looks like one of those fancy citrus-juicers, kinda cool if you ask me.

A band straight in front of the ports can only serve to diminish the output, and I'm sure at least a few on the design team had their doubts. I think more than anything it served to act as a convenient protective ring against nesting critters.

Heh, would've been neat if they instead used that on the ATIs rather than the standard dull ATI beep.