The town of Newberry used to have a Federal Model 500. I believe it has been replaced with a 2001DC.

The community of White Cloud, Michigan has decided to deactivate their tornado siren.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAeoXilC4fk

This is an amazing story, well worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqkXE-r7ILE

Yesterday, I was riding with a friend of mine, and we found a brand new, freshly installed federal 2001-130 siren near the Willow Run Airport, in Belleville, Michigan. The unit was located at the southwest corner of Denton Road and Cedar Street, which is located in the small unincorporated area of D...

At the 1:05 mark, you can see a very old Thunderbolt in action.

http://ksn.com/2015/05/07/noaa-weather- ... nsmitting/

Here's a recent test of the 1003 Thunderbolt siren in Manitou Beach, Michigan. Sounds like it needs some work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei0U99yghlk

r4tbolts wrote:
I'd give them a tip to wire up an activation switch in my house.

Me too!

HURON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- It’s important that outdoor sirens function to warn residents of severe weather, such as tornadoes, in the area. But residents in Huron Township say they can’t get any answers as to why a siren was put directly in their yard. http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/defenders-exp...

Which towns had Siratrol & which towns had Plectron Sadly, he never specified which community had what controllers. However, he also worked on the Plectron siren decoders in Hancock and Putnam Counties as well. Apparently, many counties in Ohio were big on Plectron products in the 1970s and 198...

Excellent work in finding these classic sirens.