Best Electronic Siren Manufacturer

Thu May 24, 2007 9:29 pm

In your opinion, What is the best electronic siren manufacturer today. Your three choices are Federal Signal, American Signal, and Whelen. My favorite is Whelen because they specalize in the electronic siren industry. Today's Whelen sirens have a sound level of 500 Hz. Whelen's electronic sirens are almost as good as a Thunderbolt!

Thu May 24, 2007 9:35 pm

FEDERAL SIGNAL beacuse of the EOWS 612!!!!!

YouTube · Thu May 24, 2007 10:37 pm

Whelen because of the low penetrating tone they have.

Thu May 24, 2007 11:13 pm

My favorites are Federal Signal for popularity, American Signal for durability, and Whelen for quality.

Thu May 24, 2007 11:22 pm

In my opinion, you can't beat Whelen or Hormann in terms of electronic sirens!

Thu May 24, 2007 11:50 pm

Whelen and Federal Signal for tones and ASC for voice, specifically the
i-Force. The new i-Force was tested by Simplex Grinnell with their new inteligebility meter to have the highest quality voice out of any electronic siren.

Fri May 25, 2007 1:40 am

I figured I'd share this. This is a recording I made last spring during the Ohio Statewide Tornado Drill. As first you hear Dublin's system of 2750s and 2805s doing wail, then about 30 seconds later Franklin County's system winds up in alert. The closest siren to me is a 4004 which is a mile from my house, then the second closest is a 3016 in Worthington about 2 and 1/2 miles away. If you listen carefully you can also hear the Smoky Row Rd. TBolt 1000T.

http://media.putfile.com/2007-Ohio-Stat ... lin-County

Fri May 25, 2007 2:46 am

I would also throw in the American Signal E-Class, since it has better quality than an ATI.

Fri May 25, 2007 3:24 am

Whelens of course!!! They are quality built, with a low tone that can be heard for over 3 miles. The voice quality is decent on them as well. Over all Whelens are the most effective, quality built sirens/electronic sirens produce today in my opinion.

YouTube · Fri May 25, 2007 4:39 am

jkvernon wrote:Whelen and Federal Signal for tones and ASC for voice, specifically the
i-Force. The new i-Force was tested by Simplex Grinnell with their new inteligebility meter to have the highest quality voice out of any electronic siren.

SimplexGrinnell tested them? Wow that is odd. I did read something about mass notification on their site, but I didn't know that they sold sirens (or do they?).