Master Blaster ES2000 - Alert

[tylersteffen200]

ooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww my ears are being raped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[sirensteffen200]

Try playing justin bever if you want people to run for shelter

[tylersteffen200]

Ati's suck!!!!!!!!!! I shod know I used to have one of these

[LOGMALBOT]

Eughhh.... If we don't by bombing we'll die from ear rape.

[CL137626]

I really don't like these sirens, they are too high pitched and can't reach as far as Mechanical sirens can.

[sirenlover100]

0:23 I think my ears are bleeding X_X

[MorganTheHuntress]

Tornado siren? What y'all use it for?

[acahurricane1275]

murrfarms - do you know if these master blasters can do voice?

[jackie54ful]

the one by my house sounds way more scarier and better!!! screw these!!!

[sheiklink64]

look like a peice of crap as always ATI...

[TheSirenCenter]

these things are just one step above ATIs

[SpeakerFreak95]

I like these, maybe just because speaker horns,/

[Cobras7111]

justin bieber new song!

[mpap4]

There are 2 of these at Dobbins AFB in Marietta, GA. One can be seen plainly from the Cobb Parkway side of the base; other can be seen from S. Cobb Dr. side if you look closely.

[Cobras7111]

These sirens are crap... I think I'll keep my Whelens over THAT thing.

[murrfarms]

@Cobras7111 Hey, they got what they paid for with them lol. These things were insanely cheap when they were still producing this model, which is why so many places got them. The newest model that Loudoun Communications produces (the ES4000) now runs fully on DC, and utilizes battery backup like a Whelen. They also have a MUCH lower top-end pitch than these, right about the same pitch as an older Whelen.

[tigerclaw64]

I saw one of these sirens in IL

[xXaltowolfXxmp3]

i listened to this through earphones... i am now deaf.

[darklotusryder]

AHHHHHHHH!!!! MY EARS

[ohshleep]

HOLY CRAP THATS LOUD

[clarkbell]

CAT

[boeing63]

Master Blasters must be really loud

[superjoe87]

My ears are now bleeding. Holy pitch. Good, I guess, though.

[4J25]

They have a few in Kentucky too.

[murrfarms]

@4J25 Yup, but they're the newer ES4000s that sound a lot like a modern Whelen (peaks somewhere around 500Hz). There's another somewhere near Louisville that is an older model like this one, but I cannot remember what town it's in.

[thecompanycar]

According to their website, Loudoun Communications still makes sirens. They have a list of what all they specialize in and it mentions the ES4000 siren.

[murrfarms]

@thecompanycar Oh yeah, they're still churning them out pretty well around here. The two in Catoosa County, GA are ES4000s, and there's at least one or two in McDonough that are nearly brand new ES4000s. The latter's system is comprised of nothing but these, and right around 20 of them to be exact. I really like the way the new ones sound, they sound just like an older Whelen with the 465Hz alert tone (except with a bit longer windup and wind down).

[sirenfan97]

Sounds like that high pitch Thunderbolt 1000 at the stadium here in Wichita Ks. Especially during the Wind down. 

[murrfarms]

@sirenfan97 Haha, yeah it kinda does. The wind down on this thing really reminds me of an old Whelen with the analog controller, it's just too bad it doesn't have that quick windup like those had.

[Rexang1]

What about the American Signal al-8000?

[murrfarms]

@Rexang1 It does sound close to one, although higher pitched than an ASC AL-8000.

[Rexang1]

@murrfarms Oh, OK Thanks

[Thewoog34]

@RubberDogProductions I agree, this siren sucks and so does the 2001. I stand by my opinion that Sentries and T-128s are the only good sirens to buy nowadays. If you are looking for voice then go with a Whelen. Avoid everything else. Federal lost its charm (it never had any with electronic sirens).

[kyleinator98]

wat was that???

[murrfarms]

@kyleinator98 What you just witnessed was the world's largest electronic dog whistle, used for the protection of all outdoor canines within a mile in all directions.

[midwaymadness1]

OOOWWWW!!!

[TheMrpanda54]

EOWS is better

[murrfarms]

@TheMrpanda54 Not really, I have one of each and I can say from experience that the ES-2000 was designed FAR better than the SiraTone. I'm not very impressed with the way Federal designed the control unit, it's a failure waiting to happen.

[twotailedavenger]

can you program it to go higher? I want to know how high it can go.

[goldcat202]

HOLY CRAP justin bieber got into it!!! lol

[Rick1885]

It's quiet because electronic sirens are shitty pieces of junk that should be done away with.

[mclaren129987]

@Rick1885 EOWS are really loud and if you don't think so you must be deaf.

[tigermki]

despite having earbuds in and max volume it didnt really seem that loud

[MrSciencetificsasuke]

OOOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!

[TboltHurricane]

peice of Fuck. . ..

[murrfarms]

@TboltHurricane Thanks for your very informative comment. Way to show your maturity.

[TboltHurricane]

@murrfarms - C'mon! You know I'm just Fuckin Witcha!

[CSX8663]

@murrfarms its weird sounding, but very, very cool:)

[kaiyan246]

nearly blasted my ears out *turns down speaker and pauses vid*

[murrfarms]

@kaiyan246 LOL should've been there in person, wish I could've turned the volume down then too!

[youngestpilotinGa]

looks like a cousin of ATI.....i always thought it was a tempest or something

[TheSirenSpot]

Hey,How much would this be?

[murrfarms]

@TheSirenSpot New or as-is?

[TheSirenSpot]

@murrfarms New and Used I Contacted them a Month Ago Never Replyed I contacted LoundounCommunications

[murrfarms]

@TheSirenSpot New, they were right around the $8,000 range, but used they'd run you about $400-500 for a good, completely working one. Now I do have one that fell over during a tornado that smashed two of its horns, and also only has 5 or 6 of its 8 total speaker drivers working, and I may be willing to sell it for just the right price.

[TheSirenSpot]

@murrfarms Can You help Me find One,From a Junkyard casue i really want One I got a ATI Horn :P

[murrfarms]

@TheSirenSpot Shawn quit lying, you don't have an ATI horn...it's just a radio-shack 50W speaker.

[TheTylerJR]

@murrfarms Ian,It's Me "SHAWN" again and I appoliguise for bothering You PLZ Forgive Me :'( I promise it will never happen again I will not bother You about Tornado Sirens Ill find em someday!, And If You dont that's K :P

[Tabby266]

@murrfarms I think he means it's about as powerful as one.

[mametchi1234]

the ati wit a windup XD

[bulldozer950]

IHear Several 2001s in the Background

[ilikstikz7804]

i swear this thing sounds like an ati and kinda looks like one too.

doesnt mean i hate this siren though.pretty cool!

[chevyloverguy1]

OUCH my ears !!!

[nsmline335]

that same siren is in reynolds ga

[murrfarms]

@nsmline335 Yep, Reynolds has that one and an old fire siren side by side at the water treatment plant. Heard the old siren before but never have heard the one like this go off there.

[rnbsteenstar]

@spiritseeker4 Yeah, besides the EOWS!

[twotailedavenger]

This "siren" contains fail.

[murrfarms]

@twotailedavenger Yas it does lol. I bet it has a range less than that of your average flatulence LOL! In all seriousness though, I do like its styling and how well the projectors are tuned, they do VERY well with crystal clear voice reproduction. I've played music through one of the speakers on mine and could hear the lyrics of the song crystal clear through the woods about a half mile away. I do plan to tinker with the tone gen for a lower pitch though.

[Jared1452]

@murrfarms You need to make a vid of that!

[10cmsub]

@murrfarms i have a horn speaker(see my videos) that has a great sound qualiti and i played siren tones throught it an it was loud someone said that it heard a siren from about 3 miles and it was barely turned up

[TheFiremansavage]

we have one of thos in omaha ne on top of a church

[rns1324]

i lived in macon 4 18 yrs and wondered were that damn noise came from now i see its next to the lec.

[rns1324]

i lived in macon 4 18 yrs and wondered were that damn noise came from now i see its next to the lec.

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

Haha i saw one of these in GA in real life while moving to Florida. n_n

[Mortltd]

god damn that's annoying!

[douro20]

The early Fyr-Fyter and Altec Giant Voice systems used a mechanical tone generator.

[murrfarms]

Yep, and I believe Whelen even experimented with such a tone generator for their first outdoor warning siren, the WS-1000. Don't know if it was ever actually used in production or not, but I do know that the WS-1000s in Cobb County, GA have an analog-type tone generator in them.

[SuperK3nnyXD]

could u please get a vid of the whelen 1000s?? 0_o

[rhett443]

wow for a EOW she sounds great!! and by EOW i dont mean a siratona

[zozey1231]

How do these things sound so much like mechanical sirens?

[Blue10AEMia]

It's the unique tone generator.

[zozey1231]

How do the "unique" tone generators work?

[Blue10AEMia]

Like the tone generator on any other siren, except the tone, cutoff times, and wail length is adjustable.

[zozey1231]

Oh, interesting.

I think someone on the siren board said that they actually have little mechanical sirens for tone generators. O_o

[murrfarms]

The older ES1000s did have a little mechanical tone generator inside the control cabinet, which consisted of a small flywheel driven by a small electric motor, and it had a magneto-like device on the flywheel where the faster it spun, the higher the pitch got, and vice versa for the wind down. This is why some of those older ones sounded "sick", due to the tone generator's flywheel not being able to always maintain a constant speed.

[zozey1231]

Oooh, okay. Thanks.

[Mortltd]

thats how mine worked

[murrfarms]

ENOUGH. Quit spamming my videos with asking everybody to unblock you. You're blocked for a reason, because you keep doing this shit on everyone's videos. Until you stop all this crap, you're blocked.

[iinlovejameslafferty]

Who?

[mpap4]

There's a siren which looks like this at Dobbins AFB(reserve base) in Marietta, GA.  It can be seen from Cobb Parkway.

[cxhatchboy520]

I have seen what I am very certain is a Master Blaster here in Minnesota, I will try and get video or at least a picture of it.

[ASKconard]

Sounds better than an ATI. I like this siren.

[ww2lover1]

Man that thing sounds great.

[lildil39485]

hey ian, have you gotten my message on facebook?

[superjoe87]

That "siren" is (no offense, quality's great) more annoying than an ATI and 2001-130 put together. But

[dillonrockband]

see, this is what an ATI would sound like with a wind up. not bad, but way better than it is now.

[JustInn014]

Great video. It sounds pretty cool, really. 1000 hz tone?

[murrfarms]

Thanks Justin! Yeah it's damn close, about 968Hz, give or take. This was a first for even me, since I had no idea what it was gonna sound like or even how loud it was gonna be!

[Audinos]

There is one of these in downtown Klamath Falls, Oregon, but it hasn't been used in years. These things are far too high pitched, but a nice recording of a rare siren!

[lildil39485]

it has to be different. theses are only found in georgia

[murrfarms]

Actually there are some in Texas too, saw one near Corpus Cristi but I can't remember where exactly now.

[djscrizzle]

I'm liking the Master Blasters... Too bad they aren't more popular. Great siren and yup.. 1KHz with windup-down. Great stuff.

[jamesoncalebbrandon]

where in macon was this i may have seen this before and thought it was regular horns from radio shack

[murrfarms]

It's in the industrial side of town, in a fenced in area that's off-limits to the public, but is on city-owned property. Pretty much you gotta know somebody in order to get close to it. You might have seen the one that used to be next to the Harley-Davidson dealership on Mercer University Drive near I-75, which is the one I own now. It was blown down during the Mother's Day tornadoes in '08. I think it was on Macon Park Drive.

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

Same thing in Brunswick, Ohio. I went to a SRNB A year ago, and it didnt go off because someone typed in the DTMF tone and set their 2001-SRNBs off. But, i did hear it go off during a tornado warning. Now its fenced off, and still today, it hasn't gone off.

[Blue10AEMia]

These speakers are 10 times the size of radioshack speakers, they are MASSIVE.

[el1998p71]

Nice video

Sounds alot like a Whelen.

[murrfarms]

Yeah it really does, sounds like a cross between an old-school WS-series Whelen and a single tone Federal Modulator. Notice that hissing sound on wind down, that was the windows and other parts of the car vibrating with the low frequencies of the wind down.

[Jared1452]

Are those whelens in the background or are they other Master Blaster's?

[murrfarms]

There's another Master Blaster you hear wind up shortly after, and there's also a huge mix of 2001s, Whelen Vortexes (both old and new), a Thunderbeam on an 11-story building in downtown, and MAYBE a Thunderbolt 1000T far off, hard to tell.

[rhett443]

Actually doesnt sound that bad..

[crazywarriorman]

Wow. That's awesome.

[Jared1452]

Thanks for recording one Ian. Always wanted to know what one of these sounded like :).

[carexpertandy]

Awesome video Ian! What an interesting siren!

[TroySundt]

wow! thats a great looking and sounding siren!!!!

[Thunderbirds76]

1000HZ. But has a wind up and a wind down. Nashville should of got these. The ATI's brother.

[murrfarms]

Yeah they should've, but the only downside is that these aren't able to have battery backup of any kind, due to it having a very large stereo amplifier, which takes 120VAC to run. The tone generator and all for the speakers themselves is run off of a 120VAC to 12VDC power supply, but the amplifier and radio are AC-only.

[djscrizzle]

It's not hard to simply add a DC amp in place of the current amp and convert the radio over to DC as well. The whole unit can be run off of 12 volts transformed + rectified DC (grid power) or 12 volts off the batteries.

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

Great video, Ian!

[HystoricalMicrobe]

;o that's pretty cool. Sweet vid.

[Siren1000T1]

Very nice Ian. Although that sounds pretty shitty but at least we got a chance to hear what a Master Blaster sounds like. Better then an ATI though.

[Antipwnsurmum]

It sounds pretty cool actually.

[murrfarms]

Hell, if you had heard one of these in person, it could've easily blown away any omni-directional Whelen any day! This loud bastard doesn't play lol

[Jared1452]

Whats the DB?

[murrfarms]

115-118dB @ 100', give or take

[videogamer24385]

AWSOME!!!!