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Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:32 am

Recently took a trip to Atlanta, these are the sirens on the way, in, and on the way back from, Atlanta.

Denver Siren and Whelen WPS-4008 in Friendsville, TN
Went out of our way because I wanted to see a WPS-4008 fro the first time. Got lucky when I saw the Denver there as well. Got even luckier when they growled the Denver for me. Got EVEN luckier when they rotated the 4008 for me. Videos should be up soon:

Denver Siren:
ImageDSCN8809 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN8811 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

WPS-4008:
ImageDSCN8814 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN8816 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Controls:
ImageDSCN8817 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Inside controls:
ImageDSCN8818 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

A better view of the neat logos:
ImageDSCN8820 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Whelen WPS-2810 in Kennesaw, GA
This is the first siren in GA we stopped at. We were on our way to the Kennesaw WS-1000, and I decided we could take a detour to see this one.

Siren:
ImageDSCN8828 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN8829 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Controls:
ImageDSCN8831 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Whelen WS-1000 in Kennesaw, GA
Thought it would be neat to see this little guy, which is essentially loudspeakers on a pole. :p Still a cool siren.

Siren:
ImageDSCN8832 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN8834 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Even closer:
ImageDSCN8833 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Controls:
ImageDSCN8836 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Alternate view #1:
ImageDSCN8837 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Alternate view #2:
ImageDSCN8838 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

T-121 in Duluth, GA
we were on our way to do some tubing in the Chattahoochee River, and saw this new-ish T-121. A near by police officer gave me some odd looks while I was taking pictures, and I was in my swimming trunks. XD

Siren:
ImageDSCN8856 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN8857 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Controls:
ImageDSCN8860 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Second T-121 in Duluth:
Basically the same deal here, this one is a bit closer to the actual city of Duluth.

Siren:
ImageDSCN8861 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN8862 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Even closer:
ImageDSCN8863 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Controls:
ImageDSCN8864 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Thor Guard siren in Stone Mountain Park, GA
This is one of two Thor Guard sirens i saw in Stone Mountain Park. There is one other I didn't see, but is on the Atlanta siren map.

Siren:
ImageDSCN8880 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Thor guard siren in Stone Mountain Park #2
Here is the second one. This one is located on top of a building that is on the peak of the mountain itself.

Siren:
ImageDSCN8934 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

STH-10 and Vortex in Smyrna
Saw this pair while passing Smyrna to get to another siren.

Sirens:
ImageDSCN9043 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN9044 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Vortex close-up:
ImageDSCN9045 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

STH-10 close-up:
ImageDSCN9046 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Vortex controls:
ImageDSCN9048 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

So, there would be pictures of a Vortex and WS-1000 pair in Smyrna, but they didn't get uploaded, and I cleared the SD Card. Sorry! :c

Vortex in Decatur
I actually recorded this siren going off for a test after taking these. Hopefully that video will be up soon.

Siren:
ImageDSCN9078 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN9079 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Controls:
ImageDSCN9080 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Thor Guard siren at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta
Found this guy in downtown.

Siren:
ImageDSCN9132 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN9135 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Federal Building 1003
Here is the famous 'Bolt itself:

Building:
ImageDSCN9166 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Siren:
ImageDSCN9167 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN9174 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr
iForce STi-1600 in Kennesaw
Here's one of the iForces on the KSU campus. Neat to see one in person for the first time. (Not as big as I thought though. :P)

Siren:
ImageDSCN9367 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN9368 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Even closer:
ImageDSCN9369 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Controls:
ImageDSCN9371 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Vortex in Kennesaw
This Vortex is very close to the iForce, by a Waffle House.

Siren:
ImageDSCN9376 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN9377 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Even closer:
ImageDSCN9379 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Controls:
ImageDSCN9380 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

508 siren in Chatanooga, TN
Finally saw my first 508! This was pretty exciting to see in person. It is part of the Sequoyah Nuclear Generating Station siren system. This one replaced a Thunderbolt.

Siren:
ImageDSCN9381 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Close-up:
ImageDSCN9383 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

Controls:
ImageDSCN9387 by 4j25Sirens, on Flickr

So that was my trip! I had a lot of fun seeing new types of sirens for the first time, and all around had a great time visiting Atlanta! Thanks for viewing!
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Re: Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:20 am

Those have to be the best pictures I've ever seen of the Federal Building Tbolt.
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Re: Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:38 am

Jailbar 1003?

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Re: Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Fri Jul 10, 2015 4:15 am

Mark N wrote:Jailbar 1003?
There's absolutely no way it is. The building was topped off in 1978, which was the year the thunderbolt was installed, and the building opened in 1980. It was actually only 11 years old when it was disconnected.
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Re: Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Fri Jul 10, 2015 4:41 am

Oh. I had always heard it was a jailbar. Huh, guess I'll change that.
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Re: Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:34 am

Here is an article on that 4008. This thing has an older ESC-864. I'm dying to hear this thing run.
http://wate.com/2015/04/06/friendsville ... en-system/
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Re: Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Fri Jul 10, 2015 12:13 pm

Well, DJ, thanks for reminding me! I forgot to put pictures of the 4008 controls! They have been added.
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Re: Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:11 pm

Nice pictures, especially of the Tbolt in Atlanta! Much better than my pictures that I took using my iPhone 4 through a telescope :lol: It seems to have rotated since I was last there, most likely from the wind (as seen in the picture below).
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Re: Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:43 am

Cool stickers on that 4008!

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Re: Atlanta Trip Sirens (Picture heavy!)

Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:31 am

Fun mods to that 4008. Looks to me like amp 8 is missing which strikes me as odd. Given the controller I'll betcha it sounds 465 hz alert.

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