Monthly Siren Test for Mississippi State University

[ricofojas2011]

what does dtmf stand for?.

[NJFire1906]

yes it does sound sick maybe with the drivers they sound kinda worn out

[Droideka133]

They might want 2 check the sound cards and drivers, the siren sounds kinda "sick" .

[dinxton2]

@OmniAlert live probaly

[MisterTwister55]

I think that last phrase that nobody can understand might just be "you're welcome". It doesn't make sense, but that's what it sounds like.

[xthemwordx]

we have whelens too. what is the sound at 00:18 sec? i've always wondered.

[LilStewerdess]

@xthemwordx they are called DTMF tones.. whoever is operating the siren sends them to the siren and it tells the siren what to do.. like one DTMF tone tells it to do a wail and anotehr tells it to do alert.. etc. etc.

[xthemwordx]

thanks.

[stormspinner1]

The lady had a southern accent! Now that's cool. Ours sounds like a robot: This. Is. A. Severe. Weather. Warning. Seek. Shelter. Now. ... 5/5 stars.

[LilStewerdess]

HAHA yeah... that's mississippi for you.. THANKS for rating!!!!

[torrey39741]

HAaaHaaa. This video made my day. It is the south but if people know what actually goes on behind scenes they would realize how much is required. :)

[nicolaj0154]

one of my youtube freindns lives in Mississippi.

[repwin]

I never heard their explanation just the siren, and it sucked,woke me up from my nap,

[Whelen3016]

2 sirens near each other? clever...

[LilStewerdess]

they're on a college campus and there are many of them (7 to be exact) so that voice calls can be heard clearly, like in case of a shooter on campus.

[extremegunn94]

One is a anouncer and they both are sirens... hey starkville likes a little noise and clever yes ;)

[videogamer24385]

nd id love how right after teh DTMF the bells start. its funny I ant explain it. like somethings bad about to happen then the siren winds up

[LilStewerdess]

haha, yeah, it's english. but it's the south.. so may not be the clearest

[DigitalEagleInc]

Excelant! I think this is the first time we've hear LV rather then DV, but I think she needed to slow down & talk like a DV.

And was it me or did the siren's pitch alter ever so slightly through out the vid?

[thecompanycar]

I'd say they should have gone with a prerecorded announcement. Probably would have been a little clearer. Great vid btw!

[LilStewerdess]

THANKS! I agree! Prerecorded announcements are used during Tornado Warnings however, which is good!

[squiddy7863]

it probably wouldn't be too bad if she just talked slower and more clearly

[LilStewerdess]

I know.. but in the south, we arent exactly sticklers for clear speaking. haha

[squiddy7863]

lol, u said it, not me.