Dundee Twp, MI Federal Signal Modulator Tornado Siren Test 9-30-2009

[infinitecanadian]

Looks like a bunch of peppermint Lifesavers.

[JMAN123436]

Can I use this recording (not the full recording) but the wind up, about 30 seconds of the steady tone and the wind down for my homemade electronic siren? I already have it programed but I wanted to ask you before making a video on it. Also in the video i will clearly state it is your recording. ????

[Siren1000T1]

@JMAN123436 Yes you can. Thanks for asking.

[JMAN123436]

On modulators where does the sound come out?

[Siren1000T1]

@JMAN123436 The speaker drivers.

[MrStonemason12]

Why do they make those sirens

they sound like shit!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Siren1000T1]

@MrStonemason12 That's a question you'll have to ask Federal Signal.

[JMAN123436]

@MrStonemason12 They sound a heck of a lot better than ATI and Iforce tones

[chevazify]

blarg. that is annoying



[Stickymajorwow]

@chevazify yes it is

[fastzombie1]

im just guessing but does more drivers make it louder?

[Siren1000T1]

@fastzombie1 Yes it does.

[kentfirealarms]

Luv It!!!!!!!

[2001scoop]

dont go too close to a modulator.you will pass out

[djdannyfm]

This is a siren with speakers or a motorcycle? if there is a speaker which brand is it?

[Siren1000T1]

@djdannyfm Modulators use 100 Watt Speaker Drivers.

[turbocountry]

@Siren1000T1 Ok so we just got a new siren and it looks a little different then this one. It's black and says whelen on the box. It's supposedly brand new though. How loud is each driver? The one they installed has 9 drivers. They said it is suppose to be louder then the Thunderbolt it's replacing.

[Siren1000T1]

@turbocountry Sounds like you got a Whelen WPS-2909. Each cell on 2900 Series use 400 Watt speaker drivers.

[turbocountry]

@Siren1000T1 Really! So if it has 9 of them it outta be really freakin loud then huh? lol

[Siren1000T1]

@turbocountry Well according to Whelen, it says the WPS-2909 model is rated 128dBc at 100 feet.

[GTASAModder1]

how is a hiccup caused in an electric siren?

[Siren1000T1]

@GTASAModder1 To be honest, I am not even sure why they do that. All of Monroe County's electronic sirens have that same problem.

[sirenfan97]

@Siren1000T1 I have heard that the hiccup is caused by vibrations during wind up.

[roombafan56001]

Why does the wind up seem to slow for a quick second, the speed up? it notice that with a modulators!

[simplexalarms16]

Johnson County, Missouri does it on the first Wednsday of each month at 10:00AM.

[weasel2htm]

@simplexalarms16 Are their mods single to dual tone? A friend told me that they talk, but he would not know the difference between single and dual tone, so I didn't ask.

[Droideka133]

Did I hear a hiccup there??

[Siren1000T1]

@Droideka133 Yes you did.

[CarnelProd666]

That lag is caused by vibrations, which disrupt the oscillation. Am I correct.

The problem seems to be common with dual-tone UltraVoice controllers

[MrBrad123456789]

I used to line kalida ok and we had modulaters amd one of them git hacked it was so fuuny it was playing green day lol

[Schutzraumtechnik999]

@MrBrad123456789 ja, we did with playing hardcore German Industrial band [f/a/v]To get idea of how crazy that was check out Freude am Verzweifeln on YouTube. I think they knew it was us,but did nothing (apathetic community)

[Schutzraumtechnik999]

@Schutzraumtechnik999 Also song was called abschalten. Pure audio onlsaught XD

[MsPurple222]

that sounds like this:

WHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­PPPEEEEEE

[feet18]

lmao!!!,this is what they use to save lives.lol!!

[dillonrockband]

is it me or am i hearing a lag in every dual tone modulator wind up?

[Siren1000T1]

@dillonrockband Most of Monroe County's electronic sirens tend to have this problem.

[Ouranos94]

Ilike modulators and their kooky wind-ups. They sound like high pitched 2t22s, probably becuase they have the same tone ratio.

[mifan93]

we have the same sirens here!!!

[Droideka133]

6 cell?

[Siren1000T1]

@Droideka133 Yep its a 6 cell.

[PIMPINGANGSTERNINJA]

Poor kids in the playground.

[form109]

That Windup is Creepy

[TspesVladD]

AWESOME sounding modulator. Those dual-toned ones sounds scary.

[mpwelk]

cheezy

[Tabby266]

At the start it sounded like the activation signal was sent 2 times.

[TspesVladD]

It seems to struggle ever so slightly on the wind up. Other than that it sounds great.

[Thunderbirds76]

LOL, then wind up. I love the modulator!

[TspesVladD]

I like it too.

[firealarmfreak529]

huh at the beggining it almost hesitated winding up lol

[chevyloverguy1]

sounds great dan!

[el1998p71]

Very nice.

Great Job, even with traffic

[Siren1000T1]

Yep.

[hrdtw]

the 500at isnt moving cool

[lildil39485]

what was the siren in the background at the end?

[Siren1000T1]

That would be another Modulator.

[Rageman1112]

What killed the  2016

[Siren1000T1]

speaker drivers blow out.

[Toledo2T22]

I thought the Monroe county sirens had voice messages... Did they stop doing it recently?

[Siren1000T1]

It said on the Monroe County site that the voice messages begin at 9:55AM but I guess Dundee doesn't want voice cause I pressed record 5 minutes before 10:00AM and nothing happend.

[Toledo2T22]

My experience was the actual voice not starting until about 10:03... I was going off of cell phone time though! Too bad voice wan't used... It sounded pretty good coming out of the 3016!

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

Excellent video, Dan! Your very first Modulator video. Does it have a EOWS sound card? Or no?

[Siren1000T1]

Seems like it.

[carexpertandy]

Awesome video of the Modulator Dan! If the 500AT is used for fire calls, is this Modulator used for tornado/weather warnings? I would think the 2016 was until it broke.

[Siren1000T1]

Yes the Modulator is used for Tornado and weather warnings.

[JustInn014]

Very good video. The Modulator sounds similar to an EOWS 1212.

[CoolBalla15]

Awesome sounding Modulator, Dan! :)