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Is this a better photo of that mystery chicago siren

Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:04 am

Found this on-line today
Is this that Super Federal siren?
I am speechless.
Sure looks like hearing protection was a last minuet suggestion.


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Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:21 am

Wow....

It looks like a bush-hog with rotors...

It doesnt even look like it has stators though? ..
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:27 am

Is that even a siren? Looking at the truck it's on, I get the idea those may be something other than choppers.

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Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:41 am

This looks completely different than the other siren that was pictured. The previous photo, showed a siren that had a round projector, much like a gigantic version of a Model 500 but significantly larger in diameter. The siren in this photo I have never seen before, but I will bet you its a prototype of some sort, but I wonder who manufactured it? Somehow, I seem to believe this is a Federal Engineering product.

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Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:43 am

Can someone post a link to the original picture? I've yet to see it

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Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:30 pm

I suspect some photoshop involvement...

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Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:34 am

weasel2htm wrote:I suspect some photoshop involvement...
I am offended that you would suggest such a thing.

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Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:54 am

Mantis wrote:Is that even a siren? Looking at the truck it's on, I get the idea those may be something other than choppers.
If it's not a siren (or some other loud noisemaker for that matter) then why would all those people be holding their ears? :wink:
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Charlie Davidson wrote:
Mantis wrote:Is that even a siren? Looking at the truck it's on, I get the idea those may be something other than choppers.
If it's not a siren (or some other loud noisemaker for that matter) then why would all those people be holding their ears? :wink:
Because machines that large are always ridiculously loud :lol: Nah, it's probably a siren; I think I can barely make out stator holes on the top rotor. Also, the guy on the far left walking by doesn't seem bothered at all (!).

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