Solar Powered Tornado Siren with Voice

[ArmonkFD1111]

Ok. We get that it is a test.

[amtrak3501]

sweet! another dual toned whelen 3016! awesome video

[aldente543]

cool voice

[lrichoux89]

@Coolmasta8 LOL! That is seriously one of the best comments I've read in a while :)

[sc12194]

What the hell is up with that car backed straight up to the pole?

[nickman888]

LOL sounds like a digital Thunderbolt 1000t

[ronb100]

yep

[alberjs]

Arent those the same kind of sirens they have in nearby Aurora?

[ronb100]

@DAN4279 Lakewood Colorado

[JulieNoWay]

The awkward moment when there's a real tornado warning but they accidental press the tornado warning test... *Wind is blowing* "IT'S A TORNADO!" **Attention this is a test *weird noise* This is only a test *weird noise ** "Na, never mind it's just a test. SWEET JESUS THERE IT IS!"

[Josh46485]

Yea, My name is Josh Shipp, and How do you do that? the ones in Alabama also talk. Im into working on things such as sirens.

[Coolmasta8]

So like before and after the man talks there is that BERDERUPDADRUP sound. What is it, is it like him trying to call someone? Like a pizza man or something like that, "FREE PIZZA, DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR­RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR­EEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR!"

[Suiax]

I willing to bet in a few years, these will also become our new Air Raid Sirens as well.

[TitanLover8011]

uh, why would solar control be useful, if a storm was to cover the sun, it'll be useless.

[Felamine]

@TitanLover8011 - The siren isn't powered by the solar panels themselves. They charge a battery, which in turn powers the siren.

[bobby34859]

@ronb100 we used to have them, but now they got replace with t-128 sirens

[bobby34859]

i would like to see how you control that, please answer back

[ronb100]

@bobby34859

Whelen Model E-2010 Encoder

[manga12]

Ah it echos like at a football game, I have long thought about what if there was a siren that talked with a booming voice like the guy on the wizard of oz and shouted out warnings, or fire calls really echoing. well this is one of them.

[atomicnortherner]

can you imadgen it picking up a mobile phone coversation!? lol!

[Rcrby525]

@atomicnortherner not possible, as these sirens are activated on a different channel on the CB system that the police dept uses. you can pick up activation tones on a police scanner.

[ifoundjebus]

So is it a test or what?

[dylan9241]

So do you work for the testers or Is it yours Or What? I can see the pannel is opened and I can hear somthing thats in your hand, Can you make a vid on that? Please Write Back and explain what you are doing

[ronb100]

@dylan9241 Hey Dylan, I work for the City and maintain 40 siren sites. This is live testing day throughout the City and I am monitoring the live activation sequence on my hand-held radio. Maybe when the weather gets better I could take a video of the cabinet electronics and post for you. Thanks for your interest.

[jaegermeister80104]

@ronb100 you should get another video of them when the test next time. :)

[TheTaco1995]

@ronb100 this may get u fored but do me a favor and rickroll everyone lol

[invertigo9867]

*dial tone*

attention, this is a test of the lakewood outdoor warning system

guy: oops wrong number

[WilmothWarningsignal]

With headphones on, i think i can faintly hear the rotator, but oviously, this is one of my most favorite vids, i always go back to this video once in awhile.

[vellapo]

@planesareawesome: Those are activation tones that tell nearby sirens to prepare for testing.

[beaman220]

All it needs is a plug for a guitar.

[youngestpilotinGa]

i see you walking trying to get out of the direct path of the siren ! lol

[Droideka133]

Rare to seen one of these doing classic attack .

[xxmanlycucpakexx]

If i heard that id be scared to death!!D:

[cdude100]

if you can play a song on that siren what would it be

i would probally play free bird

[wwemet24]

Who Voiced that Siren?? i Want to Know!!

[vacuumlover1]

id lol if you screamed in it after they said "this is a test"

[planesareawsome]

what is up with that phone re-dial type noise that it makes? Is the guy talking to it on the phone or what? im so confused...

[djkid9]

@planesareawsome thats the way they set it off by ringing it its uslly ethier phone internet or 2 or 1 way radio hope i helpped?

[OsirisIX]

I like the real fast tone dialing. I used to hear it at the beginning of VHS movies.

[lunarfoxie]

Ooooh! I wanna go get a mic and make it sound sick!!!!!

[11RandomVideos11]

lakewood colorado???? please answer back!!!

[ronb100]

@11RandomVideos11  Yes, Lakewood Colorado.

[dapeacock27]

oh id love to get my hands on a microphone for those things!

[ronb100]

@dapeacock27 What would you say?

[dapeacock27]

@ronb100 Id probly play wanted dead or alive on it haaha jus kidding

[amaroq2112]

that dialing sound is kind of scary.

[Momo5775]

Solar power = super powa !!

[ferrari368]

solar powered? so if its been cloudy for days and then a tornado comes, does it still work?

[WilmothWarningsignal]

@ferrari368 If im not mistaken, the solar panels are just for power and to recharge the batterys. So basically if it was cloudy for about a week, and a tornado comes, it might be able to get something out, but i dont know if it would recieve some power from the days the clouds were there. But its a possibility though.

[ASKconard]

Dual tones all the way, baby

[twotailedavenger]

Oh, yay. Whelens are trying YET AGAIN to convince people that they're better than any other siren by "going green" If they didn't talk, that would at least make them less annoying.

[Emoidiot187]

its fun clicking on random times between 2;50 and the end of the video to hear different sounds...

[commenter12100]

We need Godzilla Attack Sirens. :D

[grindcorenl]

i like the sirens escpecialy the echo.

in the netherlands we only have sirens for industrial accidents(gas-clouds)

and big fires - never a siren for storms (even when a tornado is possible)

[VideoFreakAustinT]

Thats sweet that they have voice hahaha. Play music during a festival.

[gowestward1]

ATTENTION! Moses is coming down from the mountain!

[WilmothWarningsignal]

Thats wierd, everyone calls whelens quealens, but i would call these dual tone whelens roarens or something. But i agree with the squealen for the single toned ones.

[sk8rboibreak]

what an echo

[G5031293]

thats cool

[petrinko99]

The echoing makes it sound amazing.

[Zachman1124]

Duuuuuude! The dial tones are freaking amazing!

[HardDriveGuru]

This siren is awesome! My only complaint is the high pitch, but that would drive me into hiding so the siren serves its purpose. xD

[Felamine]

Man, why can't all Whelen sirens sound like this? Better yet, why can't all electronic sirens?

IMO, I think dual-toned sirens are a lot more easily heard than their single-toned counterparts, especially over long distances.

[Spike8706]

Were those DTMF Tones?

[hvguy]

thats awesome!!! may not have the power of a mechanical system... none the less, its solar powered and can relay voice and messages...

I love the sound of the dialtones announced and echoed back!!! SIIICKKK!

[HardDriveGuru]

I definitely agree about the dial tones! They're fantastic!

[anvsziszi]

Attention! This is a test of the Lakewood outdorr warning system. This is only a test. from:Hungary

[eitelhome]

eminds me of the old siren in Lovina,MI

[d3nv3rm8n]

love the echos

[emtgregg]

These things are annoying and have a very weak siren compared to most mechanical sirens.

[HystoricalMicrobe]

The voice sounds awesome.

[SgtSavage166]

I don't think I've ever heard a dual tone Whelen in alert, I've only heard them in wail :/

[dillonrockband]

is this 3016 at Hampden and Wadsworth?

[ronb100]

yes

[dillonrockband]

awesome. i live up in thornton btw

[soxeyer]

@ronb100 fuck yeah thats near my house

[Naturalheals]

what does the dial tones signify is that it starting up or what sorry im from CA we dont have thise sorta stuff out here

[EdwardTelevision]

It actavates the siren , google tornado siren activation for more.

[WilmothWarningsignal]

The dial tones are DTMF tones, its the radio activation from the tadio tower for the sirens, every time theres a new action that is needed, the DTMF tones are sent, in this case voice 4 times then wail.

So theres somehow an automated system or just a station where they set them off. It depends.

[ibold1000]

we've been in Lakewood when these were going off one time.

[gamewebcam]

OMG!! what is that on 1:50.

[HyperFoxTails]

Talking Sirens are a Big waste of Tax Payers money...Besides, The sound like Car Alarms, when they do sound a tone!

[thecompanycar]

More or less. Electronic voice sirens have their applications like college campuses and fairgrounds and the like, but having a full blown city or countywide system of voice sirens is a waste because you have so much reverberation and whatnot. Many cities that have voice sirens don't even use them. Here in Columbus, they used to use the voice feature for tornado warnings but they stopped because they ran into so many problems with it.

[youngestpilotinGa]

it comes with the siren genius and plus its easier to let average idiots who dont know the value of these sirens know whats going on

[HyperFoxTails]

Like da- I am talking about is the talking sirens being a waste of money, not it being solar powered .  Ture warning sirens are always going to be needed like the Thunderbolts.. NOT the fake ones like this one!

[youngestpilotinGa]

i agree with you (long live the t-bolt) how is this a fake one my county runs on whelens like this and thunderbolts i love it i have my own sirens that i set off these irens are verry useful like i said to the average jo who dosent recognize what the siren tones mean look in the related videos bar find the one that says "talking tornado sirens youl see what i mean

[CorkyFoxxy]

ALL Talking Warning Sirens including this one are a Joke and a waste of Tax Payers money, but Ture Warning Sirens do save lives so they are need so Long live the Thunderbolt siren seires!

[twotailedavenger]

Don't forget the XT22's! (not to mention ACA's powerhouses like the Cyclone and infamous Allertor)

[Tbolt1000TForLife]

whose suburban is that?

[BAD15Boyzzzz]

The cameraman's manitance vehicle.

[zozey1231]

Awesome 3016!

[Siren1000T1]

Its a dual tone Whelen WPS-3016. This one has dual toned sound cards.

[crazywarriorman]

Holy shit! a Whelen with a EOWS/Siratone tone sounds kickass!

[pivotous]

that Siratone/EOWS tone sounds wicked!!

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

Cool! I thought this was lakewood ohio, because i have a video of a Modulator in Lakewood Ohio.

[pivotous]

Modulator is Federal Signal. this siren is Whelen.

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

Yeah i know

[Naturalheals]

why the tonal noises in the begning between the voices what is that for sorry im from CA we dont get things like this here lol

[ronb100]

In the past it's been on the second Wednesday of April at 11:00AM

[ronb100]

Lakewood, Colorado

[ronb100]

No, I didn't set that siren off, they were set off by the police dispatchers, and yes that is my maintenance truck. Thanks for watching!

[Enigma1677]

They are using a EOWS tone, not a T-bolt, even though they do sound better than normal Whelen tones!

[JPayne9207]

sounds like they are trying to replicate a thunderbolt 1000t with a high chopper setting. most whelen's iv'e seen sound a single tone.

[videogamer24385]

If u turn it on how would u turn it off? the shut down DTMF is not broadcasted

[gunnergahs]

how many decibles and how far can that thing be heard from?

[ronb100]

The manufacture advertises a specification of something like 120dB @100' and depending on atmospheric conditions is possible to hear it several miles away.

[videogamer24385]

its 125dB @100'

[Siren1000T1]

I think on a dual tone 3016 its 122dB at 100' while the single tone is 124dB at 100'.

[DigitalEagleInc]

Man I love the echo on the voice part but whats with the rapid DTFM on the siren being broadcasted???

[ronb100]

It is receiving commands such as, rotor activation, public address on/off, siren on/off, and many others.

[ELTIGREROCKS10NEW]

What is it saying?

[CoolBalla15]

"Attention, this is a test of the Lakewood outdoor warning system. This is only a test."

[FreddyThaNightmare]

reminds of a sci fi movie, or something like half life 2 ^^

[pierrelebatteur]

The best of echo voice, i love!!!

[Siren1000T1]

Whelen's website no longer talks about Whelen 3016s anymore. They just only go for the newer products and todays modern technology.

[videogamer24385]

no thats a whelen 3016......

[videogamer24385]

um? thats a whelen 3016 and whats a whelen WPS-4000-28?

[nicolaj0154]

why is there parked a truck right next to the siren?.

[Phoenix258]

Isnt that the guy speaking inside the van? Controlling everything?

[videogamer24385]

what error code was it at 133. Speaker driver blew out?

[hen7713]

That is the DTMF code to activate the siren

[miffdisp]

Uhhh....

So, what happens when the sky goes dark during a storm & the sun can't power the panels?

[videogamer24385]

The solar panels charge the siren. the power from the sun is redirected to the 3016's battery.

[hellsmaw84]

nice thing about that siren is that its spun by a servo motor controller. normally you can hear the dial style tones over a radio shack 1000 channel scanner. its good to keep in mind that some counties are switching over to voice drivers due to thier uninterrupted high-gain outputs where as rotor/chopper sounds are cut due to wind.

[videogamer24385]

How many sirens does lakewood have? is it just just one?

[ronb100]

Lakewood now has 25 sirens.

[videogamer24385]

how many are being tested in this video

[ronb100]

All 25 sirens.

[videogamer24385]

ohhhhhhhhh i thought this was the only one. then whu is the box open and at the beging are those echos or other sirens

[Kulwicki]

I was once in aurora next to a tornado siren when a voice came on the speakers. the siren was so loud, heard a ring in my ears for days

[cowboyzsuk81]

god has spoken

[idigghx]

That'd be funny... "THIS... IS... GOD..."

[dogbuddy555]

roflmao yeah

[foxcloak866]

no! wait that`s because it`s a single-tone right?

[gump8246]

no, its a dual tone

[foxcloak866]

what tone is this? it sounds almost like air horn

[ronb100]

"Wail"

[bigloudnoise]

Just curious, is this siren 100% solar powered (Not connected to AC whatsoever)? Or does it just use the solar power to help keep the battery backup charged?

[ronb100]

100% solar powered. No connection to AC.

[gixzo]

oddest siren ive ever heard. my town has just a sucky whelen 2900

[juanjosatu]

AWESOME!!I like that kind of sirens,air raid only, the sound is beautiful.

Can anyone tell me what is saying? I only can undestand: atention...................syt­em. Tis is only a test.

I'm learning about this sirens. I'm crazy about them!!!

[ronb100]

It is saying, "Attention, this is a test of the Lakewood outdoor warning system. This is only a test."

[gixzo]

what is the thing that sounds like a phone?

[coreyhudson2]

it is used to position (rotate) the horns to face the right way, and start the voice.

[gixzo]

ahh!

[videogamer24385]

not exactly. Those are DTMF's they are sent to the reciver and it decodes them to check if the sirens ok like telling the person if one of the speaker divers is out broken rotator etc.. and it is for commands.

[cowboyzsuk81]

the echo is insane!

[cowboyzsuk81]

the voice of god has spoken lol

[nmcarpenter]

So I take it each DTMF set we hear is parking the horns in a different direction as to get a good span on the voice message?

[ronb100]

The DTMF commands the horn to begin rotation. The horn parks at the pre-programmed position, north, south, east, or west.

[gixzo]

what brand of siren is this?

[Enigma1677]

It is made by Whelen. It is a WPS-3016, which is no longer in production.

[Phoenix258]

That was amazing, best one i've heard.

The echo was great, espically with the kind of dial tone beeps. What are those 4 or 5 beeps for anyway?

[ronb100]

That's DTMF which are commands sent to the siren.

[tangofizz77]

Amazing! wow there all computer controlled?

[MichaelB145]

Sweet!

[uwtitanfan]

Never heard a dual tone 3016 before. When was this one installed?

[ronb100]

Circa 1985.

[kagome122885]

That is the year I was born!

[dirtracer4life63]

Some cities have custom made tones. I know in Wichita Falls Texas They have Whelen WPS-2900s

and they sound identical to the thunderbolt which the city had for some time.

[masterquadbiker]

omg this is so wierd when that gets really loud i start to shiver thats really strange

then i start to think about london and germany

[kll510]

Talking sirens are scary. I think it's the echo that does it. It's like the voice of God or something.

[bctrainers]

That echo is something out of this world. I love it.

[videogamer24385]

Did it say anything at the end because I herd your scanner?

[ronb100]

The last DTMF at the end was a command to park

east.

[videogamer24385]

The the sirens park they park west

[bctrainers]

Come again videogamer24385?

[videogamer24385]

The sirens here at turkeypoint park west.

[ronb100]

They always park east.

[videogamer24385]

our park west though.

[bctrainers]

The sheer echo of this is simply stunning.

That can be arranged, along with high-low and air horn functions