HOR Siren Hamilton ,Ohio (Butler County) monthly test 7 1 09

[amtrak3501]

anyone got video of the thunderbolt at the FD? just discovered it after i went to Cincinnati on the 5th

[truemetalist89]

filming this siren on wednesday!

[truemetalist89]

wow, this sounds a lot louder than a T-bolt. i think ill film this one in March.

[sparroestar22]

Hear Our Roar

[firealarmtech]

wooow... even H.O.R. doesent know how their sirens work. only the intake is moving. the sound comes out the sides

[truemetalist89]

dam that thing is loud! there is also an ACA P-50 in Blue Ash at the elementary school baseball field next to I-275, can't wait to hear it up close!

[truemetalist89]

is this siren still up and running? like to make a vid of it maybe in March, after i do the Mt. healthy 1003 and the sharonville STH-10. thnx in advance!

[Jpressman8]

@truemetalist89 As far as I know it is. Better hurry though there are rumors of Hamilton replacing the old sirens.

[HyperFoxTails]

Nice video of the Holyoke (ALL CLEAR) Siren Test! No Air Raid Tone was sounded!!

[douro20]

This has a 25hp motor and why it rotates is beyond me. The thing really doesn't project anything out the horn in the front.

[Jpressman8]

@Tendontranchant Mon français est très rouillé. Désolé si elle est incorrecte.

[Jpressman8]

@Tendontranchant Il s'agit d'une sirène sonne très étrange.

[MERTx123]

The interval it sounds is a tri-tone. (Augmented 4th or Diminished 5th in western classical tonality). Just some useless FYI.

[TowTruckJoe1]

@MERTx123 The fact that you know that boggles my mind. LOL

[Droideka133]

Sounds like a Decot on Crack !

[train2589]

ive never seen a siren like this.

[georgethe09]

hearing protection?

[zappatx]

I believe I saw one of these on a school in N. Scottsdale, AZ in the early 80's. Anyone still in the area please let me know if this was the one. It was a horizontal unit mounted on a short tower like this.

[crzy4MAC12]

yeh i think your right. After all the hoover factory has been closed for about 3-4yrs. Thanks for the feedback

[crzy4MAC12]

Nice. North Canton has one of these on the hoover building! it's grey not sure if it still works

[bulldozer950]

@crzy4MAC12 I Think its Not in Use

[newsthatisnttrue]

I remember once in my ohio town that once the city kept a siren running for sooooooo long that it overheated and started to melt! xD

[Jpressman8]

@newsthatisnttrue Wow. Yeah most sirens only have a 10-15 minute duty cycle at best.

[roombafan56001]

@Jpressman8 what happens after?

[Jpressman8]

@roombafan56001 Well you stop recording, save video to memory card. Then you get in the car or truck and leave.

[roombafan56001]

@Jpressman8 wait why did I type that. I dont remember dong that byt do remeber watching this. Help me cuz im confused!

[roombafan56001]

@Jpressman8 Wait I remember! I replied a question to @newsthatisnttrue's statement: "Wow. Yeah most sirens only have a 10-15 minute duty cycle at best." So what happens after this time? They blow out?

[Jpressman8]

@roombafan56001 If it runs past it's duty cycle the siren runs the risk of overheating and burning up.

[amtrak3501]

@Jpressman8 on TheFiremanSavage video of siren pics, he's got a pic of a T128 blowing flames out of its horn

[newsthatisnttrue]

I remember once in my ohio town that once the city kept a siren running for sooooooo long that it overheated and started to melt! xD

[2t22tornadosiren]

this siren is dissonant

[rca50a]

o:44

[Droideka133]

Sounds like a weird Decot in a way.

[DazzlingBlueEyes]

God im always freaked out about that.

[twotailedavenger]

Ok, this thing sounds just plain weird.

[robertgift]

Tritone (diminished fifth)

They should have made a second cone: The existing cone is an INTAKE. Then make a larger OUTPUT projector.

Why did you not film the police cars? 4 minutes of siren is more than enough, especially when it's now standing STILL again.

Why did you not get closer and show rotor spinning inside stator as it spun down?

[Jpressman8]

@robertgift @robertgift Sorry Robert. I was not aware of Butler counties testing procedure 4 minute alert no attack. Yes 4 minutes is a bit much. I just wanted to get the HOR on film and I was on my lunch break . If I had gotten any closer I would have been standing in the middle of the street. Hamilton county only runs a 1 minute alert and a 1 minute attack. I would have not been able to get the squad cars on film they were 2 blocks over.

[robertgift]

@Jpressman8 Oh. Thanks.

Yes, what an interesting siren and rare tones.

I stand distant enough thathe sound is not too distorted by microphone over excitation. (forget the term)

Then, as the rotor slows and volume decreases, I get closer until I am practically underneath.

Wow. I have 488 characters remaining!

[Jpressman8]

@robertgift What I should have filmed was the people holding their ears while they were walking into the building. LOL

[robertgift]

@Jpressman8 Yes, why is that siren so low?

So that it can be a part of the museum?

Much more bearable if on the top of that building behind.

Could it damage a baby's or pet's hearing because they do not know to hold their ears closed?

Notes G4 and C#5 (tri-tone musical interval) produced by 7 and 11 ports.

[Jpressman8]

@robertgift It is much higher up than it looks in the video. I'd say it's about 3 floor building. I don't think that it is loud enough took cause damage ,but it is rather loud. It might be the sound 7/11 ratio that makes it hard to listen to. Just a theory. It is not the most pleasant sounding siren around. I myself do not like the way Butler county test their sirens. The rest of the sirens in the county are mostly 2001s and a handful of T-bolt. I idon't think I could handle 4 minutes of a 2001

[Jpressman8]

@Jpressman8 Wow, It seems I have a case of the fat fingers today.

[A5TVprodt]

@robertgift This hor is 7/10 Ports. i mean no disrespect ^^

[dockwellian45]

Man, that thing goes around FAST!

[acoustics101]

What a tone combination!! G and C#!! Lots of harmonics. All I can say is that it does get your attention.

[akaDJMantis]

Ooh. That's a gruesome sounding thing. It sounds like the same note at two octaves.

[Droideka133]

it rotates fast

[Jpressman8]

That is just an exhaust stack.

[TheFBomb3r]

Thats a top hat

[littlesirenboy]

WHat is the siren beside it

[Ouranos94]

This siren has an ugly sound, but at the same time I can't stop listening. I'm sure this gets people's attention.

[Jpressman8]

It's almost 70 years old too

[Welljusthi]

that thing looks like a jet engine kinda.

[Jpressman8]

They made a two head version of this siren also. Check out the Holyoke Ma. Super Sirex. It is a beast!!!!!!!!!

[Welljusthi]

hahhaha i saw tht one last night and im like holy crap thts huge. O_o a guy commented on the video and said he wonders wat would happen if someone stuck their head inside the opening. i replied their head prosibly would blow up. it was pretty kewl.

[97Siren]

NEEDS PAINTING

[CarnageFan]

Sounds like a table saw cutting thick wood

[iinlovejameslafferty]

HOR stands for "Hear Our Roar!". :-|

[hrdtw]

and dont replace it lol

[Tabby266]

It needs a paint job.

[corvairbus]

looks like a prop from tohm croooozes "Wahr of da werlds."

You know, drepressing.....

[hobbeekid]

THAT has got to be the ugliest sounding siren I've ever heard!!!!! But I like it!!! :-)

[rykember11]

Weird...But cool!

[iinlovejameslafferty]

I SEEN THIS SIREN IN GOOGLE EARTH!!!

[gerbilPROJECT]

where?

[JPa311979]

The strangest sounding and looking siren I ever seen! Happy Halloween!

[Jpressman8]

Hey thanks. You too..

[timeslip325]

more creepy sounds! hehe.

[hrdtw]

@hrdtw i have the same problem with 3016 fulls 1 mi cant hear them

[whelenvortexr4]

Funny looking siren

[hootergirlsrhot]

it rotates as fast as SOME thunderbolt i've seen

[FamilyGuyLuva]

trypod from war of the worlds

[TimeLapseSteve]

Sorry for my last lame comment, but this is the coolest sounding siren I've heard anywhere.

[Jpressman8]

No big deal. : )

[Jared1452]

what year was that HOR installed? my guess early 40's

[couchaleteRobinson]

cool, but it aint pretty

[bork129]

There were at least 4 of these in Scottsdale, AZ. They were taken down a few months ago.

[nmfd72]

Massapequa Fire Department on Long Island NY had a similar HOR's that rotated on their HQ and Park House stations. They still have the HOR's which they test on Saturdays, but they do not rotate anymore. Ah, the good old days!!

[KSE828]

Christ that thing will loosen your fillings(provided you have any)!

[materavo]

man, you must have been deaf for days!

[Jpressman8]

Nah it was,nt that bad.

[stormsirens2]

that shure is a funny looking siren

[VMFA115Starloric]

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

[astronoman11]

lol

[whelenvortexr4]

That is a funny sien

[whelenvortexr4]

That is a funny looking siren

[hellsmaw84]

wow my ears are ringin after that!

[whelenvortexr4]

That is a funny siren

[youngestpilotinGa]

odd sound/rare siren :) great video it rotats O_____o still congrats on a rare siren

[rbaechle1111]

man u def need to get ne of the fernald siratones before they take them down. you do a good job on these videos.

[Jpressman8]

Thank you i try. :) I would love to have a 1212 Siratones , but I think the Hamilton county ones will stay there for awhile. I already missed out on the ones that came down in Butler county.

[MrNumber1tarheelsfan]

?What does HOR Stand For

[Jpressman8]

Horrman Siren Company. HOR Super Sirex is what they called these sirens.

[JRCollinsfan]

HOLY CRAP, IT ROTATES!!!

So, are all HOR's supposed to rotate or just this one? Come to think of it, I wonder if the Sterling Singles rotated...

[Antipwnsurmum]

This one does, and I think some of the dual-head ones did too.

Sterling single-heads didn't rotate.

[Jpressman8]

Got a case of the fat fingers today? :P

[vanamonde2]

Now that's cool! Menacing as hell! Wish they still made sirens like that!

[cheetawolf]

this siren sounds neat too :)

[cheetawolf]

looks like a wierd sterling m10...

that rotates O_o

[JPa311979]

Very unique looking and sounding siren. I have never seen one like this before. Are there other types of 7/10 port sirens out there?

[TimeLapseSteve]

It sounds like my old vacuum cleaner.

[Jpressman8]

I think the 3rd tone that is being heard is a false resonant tone created by the the other two tones. It is obviously not a 3 tone siren as you can see the high low port arangement. This is similar to some Tbolt videos that i've seen where a 3rd false tone was created from 2 other frequencies. It's kind of like an optical illusion excepting it is with your ear instead of your eye.

[MrNumber1tarheelsfan]

What does HOR stand for?

[Jpressman8]

I belive the company that made them is Horman. So it may be a short form of it,but don't quote me on that i'm not 100% sure.

[Antipwnsurmum]

Hear Our Roar

[Jpressman8]

LOL

[Antipwnsurmum]

that's what the company was called, and ROFL @ Horman.

[Antipwnsurmum]

It's called the resultant pitch.

[CricketboyStudios]

I instantly favorited this! This has to be the scariest siren ever created!

[jz78817]

how is that a tri-tone?

[guitarguy19852]

7/10 is the just interval for a tritone

[thecompanycar]

I was hoping that someone in that area would post an actual video of this siren. Someone a while back had a couple audio only recordings of it but nothing that showed how it rotated. The sad thing is, I had no idea that this siren existed when I lived there. I only knew of Fairfield's TBolts, Model 5 and STH10 and Springdale's Allertor and Thunderbolt. I was 5 at the time though so...

[Jpressman8]

Sirenzrok also recorded this the same. He was on the other edge of the block. Check out his video also.

[DjPyro2010]

Scariest tone ever O.O

[crazywarriorman]

WOW! One more rare siren video on Youtube!

[WhelenWS3016]

A nice dual-toned 7/10 siren sounding "alert" signal. It may have a 40 HP motor on it.

[JustInn014]

I read on Dane County EMA site (they got a non-rotating single tone version) that the "Super Sirexes" had 50 HP. motors.

Was this siren always one-headed?

[cheetawolf]

looks like it. theres no hole or evident patching job. (do you mean 1 horned, because thats what im explaining) plus, the rotator is offset. so why wound you need to rotate a soren that projecsed a sound in 2 directions?

sry for all the typos i just cant type today >:(

[russelD9]

was this siren made befor the thunbderbolt 1000/1000T/1003?

[Jpressman8]

I believe it was pre Thunderbolt. I'm guessing WW 2 era. I don't know much about these sirens . I do know that this one is rare though.

[coppercarl]

Holy crap!!! I didn't know it rotated. Great recording. 5/5

[Jpressman8]

Thanks. and thanks for the rating you can thank buginafug for the ratings being disabled.

[garyhstorms09]

How many of these rare sirens is there in the country and was this was made by Federal Signal

[Jpressman8]

Someone had said it was a Federal CD-12 but I think it is an HOR siren of some type. I tried to google Federal CD-12 siren and got no results.

[southpark326]

i think thats the first rotating siren in the world

[Jpressman8]

I have to give credit to Oldiesman for the find. Thanks everyone. :)

[soccerdude7330]

Great video Jason! You've filmed a rarity! Sounds great!

[Antipwnsurmum]

It's a HOR Super Sirex.

[Antipwnsurmum]

a single headed one even

[Blue10AEMia]

Awesome, that diminshed fifth interval of the 7/10 HOR sirens is probably the creepiest ever made.

Incredible vid, thanks for filming this!

[Oldiesmann]

Great to see that this old thing still works! Nothing like a rare siren on top of a cool 1930s art-deco building.

If/when Hamilton ever upgrades their siren system, one of us is going to have to snag this thing...

[Jpressman8]

I would love to have this bad boy. This thing is in great shape for it's age. On another interesting note. I was not the only one filming today. There was another person filming this siren on the other side of the block. It was kinda cool I did'nt feel so uneasy filming. LOL

[MrNumber1tarheelsfan]

Thanks for telling me what kind of siren this is i really appreciate it

[Jpressman8]

No problem sorry I did'nt comment back sooner.

[MrNumber1tarheelsfan]

Its All Right

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

I think it is at 4-5 RPM

I think 4 1/2 Rotations per minute. :|

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

Awesome video, Jason! :)

Rotating really fast for a really old siren. :D

[CoolBalla15]

Wow, I've never seen this siren before! That HOR sounds pretty awesome! Great catch, Jason! :)

[DigitalEagleInc]

Nice Catch Justin! Very Very "Egg"Cellent!

[Siren1000T1]

Excellent video of such a rare siren! That HOR sure sounds pretty mean!

[JustInn014]

That is a dual tone (7/10, I think) HOR that rotates. Very rare. Looks like HOR's attempt at a rotating siren, too.

Great video.

[gajda1984]

that is a tri tone or in other words an augmented 4th.

[Blue10AEMia]

7/10 port, no tri tone

[gajda1984]

same thing as a dimished fifth. i can assure you it is.

[carexpertandy]

Great video Jason! The only siren in Hamilton that isn't a Thunderbolt! That is freaky sounding!

[Jpressman8]

Thanks Andy. It appears that Butler County does not use attack anymore. :(