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by Mantis
Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:31 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Low Mounted Model 5/7
Replies: 15
Views: 5146

I wonder if they wanted to keep the noise from the siren contained to that one side of the building. Is there a close neighborhood on the other side or something?
by Mantis
Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:35 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Restoring one of Milwaukee's Gasoline Mobil Directos!
Replies: 334
Views: 222284

Jospeh was unemployed for quite awhile. He is a heavy equipment operator by trade. He finally found a job helping to hot roll pavement. He is taking as many hours as he can get (lots of bills to pay, as you could understand). So he has very little extra time and money to work on any big projects. T...
by Mantis
Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:06 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Growl?
Replies: 9
Views: 3168

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 4gF8#t=35s

Growl refers to any siren being shut on and then quickly off again before reaching peak frequency.
by Mantis
Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:14 pm
Forum: Other Warning Systems - Indoor, Outdoor and Vehicular
Topic: Tornado Warning procedures in schools
Replies: 55
Views: 53442

At my elementary school, they set off the school bells for an approx 10-20 second run, and all the classes would sit up against the windowless parts of the hallways. This procedure worked successfully a couple of times during tornado warnings. My high school did essentially the same thing, except th...
by Mantis
Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:04 pm
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: GREAT-sounding 1000T
Replies: 3
Views: 2284

ggms24 wrote:What a cool sound! How far away from the siren were you?
I'd say about 750 to a thousand feet.
by Mantis
Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:49 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Sirens around Southeastern Idaho *Update 5/9/2015*
Replies: 49
Views: 26989

Yeah, I'd say that mystery siren is definately an air vent.
by Mantis
Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:31 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Now this is a siren graveyard!
Replies: 88
Views: 24989

JasonC wrote:I vote for a dubstep and autotune remix as well lol.
Challenge accepted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI9WV-EQDEU

(Video is crap but can't say I care lol)
by Mantis
Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:13 pm
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: GREAT-sounding 1000T
Replies: 3
Views: 2284

GREAT-sounding 1000T

Denver siren test was today, and I was there with a friend so we talked through the test which I'm sure you'll all love! [/sarcasm] (There's still plaenty of footage of the siren alone, and the windup and wind-down are both untainted) Anyway, this is the siren at Merrill Middle School, and sounds be...
by Mantis
Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:20 am
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1000AT With Jailbar - Wichita, KS
Replies: 10
Views: 4331

Is this is the first dual-tone Jailbar T-Bolt we know of, or am I mistaken?
by Mantis
Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:45 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Sirens in movies, TV shows and games?
Replies: 9
Views: 6195

TboltFan wrote:I'm Not trying to Necropost, so that's why i started this thread.
Necro in an always-relevant "fun" thread tends to be better than a dozen of the same thing.

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