I don't know for sure, of course, but it sure seems that the siren I remember from the late 60s to early 70s was much lower pitched than a Thunderbolt, and much louder too. Although my memory of it has faded over the decades, it seems that it sounded more like an ASC P-50/T-135. Does anyone know whe...

Does anyone know what the old siren was that was used in the 1960s and 70s in downtown Indianapolis? At the time, it was said to be the largest siren in the city, and I think it was located on the roof of the former L.S. Ayers store. I remember hearing it tested when I was little; it was the first w...

Winnebago and Outagamie counties used to test every Saturday at 12 Noon.

In my emailing of local EMA officials in the Indianapolis metro area, I've gotten everything from complete refusal of information (which I ended up acquiring elsewhere :D) to way more information than I asked for. Usually its somewhere in between. Most of the counties in the metro area seem to be f...

My mother still has two of those in her house, in addition to a couple of SAME equipped radios. Do you think she might be willing to let one of them go? I've been looking for this particular model for years! I could even give her my black one if she needs it. The siren on it sounds a little differe...

My mother still has two of those in her house, in addition to a couple of SAME equipped radios.

Indianapolis/Marion Co., Indiana: Every Friday morning at 11:00.

Louisville/Jefferson Co., Kentucky: Second Tuesday of each month at 12 Noon.

It has been decades since I was in Northville. But the city is only about 5,000 people, and is landlocked by Northville Township to the south, east and west, and by Novi to the north. That T-bolt has been there since I was little and visited my aunt and uncle there. I didn't know about the other one...

http://www.oilempire.us/graphics/orange_alert_sirens.jpg now thats low... :lol: this siren's pretty small considering the scale...the "new" mini FS2001? I remember this picture being shown in The Onion as a parody about the Homeland Security orange alert system. According to the article, ...

Are you talking about the freq range of the sound emmited, or the freq range of the radio triggering system? I presume it must be the frequency range of the sound emitted. The frequency range of the radio triggering system would depend on the freq. range of the emergency services radios in the loca...