EOWS: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 23:39, 24 December 2013

The EOWS series (Electronic Outdoor Warning Siren) was a line of electronic sirens produced by Federal Signal Corporation.

Models

There were a total of 6 models in the series.

Model	Output	Drivers	Notes
EOWS*115	119 dBc	12 (1 per horn)	The earliest model in the series. Uncommon.
EOWS*408	Single tone 128 dBc Dual tone 125 dBc	8 (2 per horn)	The smallest rotating siren in the series. Quite rare.
EOWS*612		12 (2 per horn)	The most popular model. Many active examples can still be found today.
EOWS*812	Single tone 132 dBc Dual tone 130 dBc	12 or 16?	The largest siren in the series. Rather uncommon.
EOWS*1212	115 dBc	12 or 24?	The successor to the 115.
EOWS*M12	123 dBc	?	Vehicular model. Decibel rating was measured at ten feet.

EOWS*115

The EOWS*115 was the earliest model produced. It is unique in the series in that it uses re-entrant horns.

EOWS*M12

The EOWS*M12, or Mobile SiraTone, is a vehicle mounted model.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.jmarcoz.com/sirens/sc4.pdf

[1] ttp://www.jmarcoz.com/sirens/sc4.pdf

[1]

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 == Models ==
-There were a total of 6 models, the 115, 408, 612, 812, 1212 and M12
+There were a total of 6 models in the series.
 {{models table 6 rows
 |model1 = EOWS*115
 |image1 = File:EOWS*115 Official.jpeg|200px
 |output1 = 119
-|notes1 = The first model in the series.
+|drivers1 = 12 (1 per horn)
+|notes1 = The earliest model in the series. Uncommon.
 |model2 = EOWS*408
 |image2 = File:EOWS*408 Official.jpeg|200px
-|output2 = (Single Tone) 128 dBc/( Dual Tone) 125
+|output2 = '''Single tone'''<br />128 dBc<br />'''Dual tone'''<br />125
 |drivers2 = 8 (2 per horn)
-|notes2 = The smallest out of the rotating sirens in the series.  Not many are known to exist.
+|notes2 = The smallest rotating siren in the series.  Quite rare.
 |model3 = EOWS*612
 |image3 =
 |output3 =
 |drivers3 = 12 (2 per horn)
-|notes3 = The most polular of the series, many of these are in service.
+|notes3 = The most popular model. Many active examples can still be found today.
 |model4 = EOWS*812
 |image4 = File:EOWS*812 Official.jpeg|200px
-|output4 = (Single Tone) 132 dBc/(Dual Tone) 130
+|output4 = '''Single tone'''<br />132 dBc<br />'''Dual tone'''<br />130
-|drivers4 = 12
+|drivers4 = 12 or 16?
-|notes4 = The largest of the series.  Not many of these are known to be in service but some do exist.
+|notes4 = The largest siren in the series.  Rather uncommon.
 |model5 = EOWS*1212
 |image5 =
-|output5 =
+|output5 = 115
-|drivers5 =
+|drivers5 = 12 or 24?
+|notes5 = The successor to the 115.
+|model6 = EOWS*M12
+|image6 =
+|output6 = 123
+|drivers6 = ?
+|notes6 = Vehicular model. Decibel rating was measured at ten feet.
 }}
 === EOWS*115 ===
-The 115 was the first EOWS model to be produced by Federal Signal.  It is different from the rest of the models, instead of using rounded speakers as the rest of the series the 115 rectangle horn speakers.
+The '''EOWS*115''' was the earliest model produced.  It is unique in the series in that it uses re-entrant horns.
 === EOWS*M12 ===
-The M12, also called the Mobile SiraTone, is a vehicle mounted siren and was made so that siren warning tones and public address announcements could be sounded from multiple locations.<ref>http://www.jmarcoz.com/sirens/sc4.pdf</ref><noinclude>
+The '''EOWS*M12''', or '''Mobile SiraTone''', is a vehicle mounted model.<ref>http://www.jmarcoz.com/sirens/sc4.pdf</ref><noinclude>
 == References ==