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(The 2011 version of the page for the Vortex series has the DB output listed for the R2-R4 models so let's use them.)
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|image = [[File:Vortex Official.jpg|200px]]
|image = Vortex Official.jpg
|company = [[Whelen Engineering]]
|company = [[Whelen Engineering]]
|produced=?-present
|produced= 1990-Present
|zap = Dx400W
|zap = Dx400W
|type=[[Electronic]]
|type=[[Electronic]]
|output= 122?-129
|output= 122-129
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== General ==
== General ==
The '''Vortex-R Series''' is a line of [[electronic]] sirens produced by [[Whelen Engineering]]. They are essentially [[WPS-4000 Series|4000-series]] siren heads with Type-1 control cabinets that lack voice capability, much like the [[Omni-Alert]] series. Unlike the 4000 Series, one- and two-driver models were offered. Older models have a large fin mounted on the rear of the driver assembly, a trait inherited from the 4000 series.
The '''Vortex-R Series''' is a line of [[electronic]] sirens produced by [[Whelen Engineering]]. They are essentially [[WPS-4000 Series|4000-series]] siren heads with Type-1 control cabinets that lack voice capability much like the [[Omni-Alert]] series. The '''Vortex-R Series''' contains a rectangular rotator unlike the square rotator in the 4004. Unlike the 4000 Series, one- and two-driver models were offered. Older models have a large fin mounted on the rear of the driver assembly, a trait inherited from the 4000 series.
[[File:VortexFinback.jpg|thumb|left|A Vortex Finback in Blissfield, MI(amtrak3501)]]
[[File:VortexFinback.jpg|thumb|left|A Vortex Finback in Blissfield, MI(amtrak3501)]]
==Models==
==Models==
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! VORTEXR1
! VORTEXR1
| ? || 1x400W || [https://web.archive.org/web/20150918171537/http://www.whelen.com/pb/Mass%20Notification//Product%20Sheets/VORTEX1.pdf VORTEX1]
| 122 || 1x400W || [https://web.archive.org/web/20150918171537/http://www.whelen.com/pb/Mass%20Notification//Product%20Sheets/VORTEX1.pdf VORTEX1]
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! VORTEXR2
! VORTEXR2
| 124<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090920201417/http://www.whelen.com:80/_MASSNOTIFICATION/vortexr.php</ref><noinclude> || 2x400W || [https://web.archive.org/web/20150918171537/http://www.whelen.com/pb/Mass%20Notification//Product%20Sheets/VORTEX2.pdf VORTEXR2]
| 124<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090920201417/http://www.whelen.com:80/_MASSNOTIFICATION/vortexr.php</ref><noinclude>|| 2x400W || [https://web.archive.org/web/20150918171537/http://www.whelen.com/pb/Mass%20Notification//Product%20Sheets/VORTEX2.pdf VORTEXR2]
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! VORTEXR3
! VORTEXR3

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Vortex series
Company Whelen Engineering
Produced 1990-Present
Type Electronic
Sound output 122-129

General

The Vortex-R Series is a line of electronic sirens produced by Whelen Engineering. They are essentially 4000-series siren heads with Type-1 control cabinets that lack voice capability much like the Omni-Alert series. The Vortex-R Series contains a rectangular rotator unlike the square rotator in the 4004. Unlike the 4000 Series, one- and two-driver models were offered. Older models have a large fin mounted on the rear of the driver assembly, a trait inherited from the 4000 series.

A Vortex Finback in Blissfield, MI(amtrak3501)

Models

Model Output dBc Drivers Product Sheet
VORTEXR1 122 1x400W VORTEX1
VORTEXR2 124[1] 2x400W VORTEXR2
VORTEXR3 127[2] 3x400W VORTEXR3
VORTEXR4 129[3] 4x400W VORTEXR4

References