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* ...that the '''[[Surry Power Station]]''''s activation sequence for their system results in a distinct "triple windup"?
<option>that the [[American Signal Corporation|ASC]] [[ASC Tempest|Tempest-128]] was originally created under [[Alerting Communicators of America|ACA]] as early as 1993, but was discarded in favour of the rebranded [[ACA Penetrator|Penetrators]]? [[File:T-128.jpg|thumb]]</option>
* ...that, although having two more cells, the '''[[Federal Signal Modulator|Modulator II 8032B]]''' is still 23.64 inches shorter than the [[Modulator|Modulator 6048]]?
<option>that [[William A. Box Iron Works Co.|Denver Sirens]] had one of the first directional vane designs used on a siren rotor? [[File:Denver_Quad.png|thumb]]</option>
* ...that the national siren system in '''[[Denmark]]''' is one of the largest single systems using [[Whelen Engineering|Whelen]] sirens, with 1,078 sirens covering 80% of the country?
<option>that the different models of [[Sterling Siren Fire Alarm Co.|Sterling]] [[Sterling Model M|Model M]] were in fact never named after their horsepower, and that the "Y-10" is in fact a Sterling Code Siren?</option>
* ...that the '''[[Federal Signal Model 2|Model 2]]''' is the oldest siren currently in production, dating back to around 1921?
<option>that there was a variant of the Federal Signal [[Federal Signal Modulator|Modulator 3012]] with twice as many drivers, named the 3024H, which was exclusive to Hawaii? A Modulator 4032 also exists!</option>
* ...that '''Fort McPherson''', Northwest Territories, and '''Cambridge Bay''', Nunavut, are home to two of the few sirens located north of the Arctic Circle, both [[Federal Signal STH-10|STH-10]]s?
<option>that the curved rotor design of [[B&M Siren Manufacturing Co.|B&]][[B&M Siro-Drift|M's]] rotors were so efficient, that despite the sirens' small size, they could be heard for several miles away?</option>
* ...that, contrary to popular belief, the "'''[[Federal Signal 2001|2001-DC]]'''" is not a model in itself, but rather refers to battery-equipped units in general?
<option>that the [[Chrysler Air Raid Siren]] originally began as an experimental siren created by the [[E.D. Bullard Co.|E.D. Bullard Company]] and Bell Laboratories?</option>
<option>that a single [https://civil-defense-sirens.fandom.com/wiki/Federal_Signal_Thunderbolt#System_7000 System 7000] unit, a [https://civil-defense-sirens.fandom.com/wiki/Federal_Signal_Thunderbolt#System_7000 System 7026], still exists in Kuwait, on display?[[File:System_7000.png|alt=System 7000|thumb]]</option>
<option>that there were two variants of the [https://civil-defense-sirens.fandom.com/wiki/ACA_Hurricane_130#Huricane_130 MKI Hurricane 130]?[[File:Original Hurricane MK!.png|alt=Original MKI Hurricane 130|thumb]]</option>
<option>that the [[Federal Signal Model 2|Model 2]] had a special Canadian variant, known as the Model 2-3Z or Canadian Model 2?</option>
<option>that the [[ACA Cyclone]] and [[ACA Penetrator|P-50]] have a unique "dual intake" rotor design possibly inspired by the [[Federal Signal 500|Federal Signal 500-SHTT]]?[[File:500-SHTT.png|alt=500-SHTT|thumb]]</option>
<option>that all Federal [[Federal Signal Model 5|Model 5]] sirens built in or before 1959 have service panels, which post-1959 models lack?</option>
<option> that the [[E.D Bullard Co.|E.D. Bullard]] rotational siren is likely a product of R.J. Zievers, the same company who made the [[Scream Master]]?
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<option>that all [[Sentry Siren|Sentry]] sirens can be ordered with stainless steel and formerly fibreglass housings?</option>
<option>that the [[ACA Allertor 125|Allertor 125]] and [[ACA Penetrator|Penetrator-10]] were at one point produced together, despite the latter replacing the former?</option>
<option>that a single [[CLM Sirens|CLM rotational siren]] is in service, in Alliance, AB?</option>
<option>that [[Sterling Siren Fire Alarm Co.|Sterling Siren]] was originally called the Inter-State Machine Company?</option>
<option>that the [[Swedish Electric Co.]] rotational siren was the first known rotational siren?</option>
<option>that despite its name, the [[American Signal Corporation|ASC]] [[ASC Tempest|T-128]] actually outputs 129.5 dB at 100 ft?</option>
<option>that there are two horn designs for the [[American Signal Corporation|ASC]] [[ASC Tempest|T-128]], due to differing molds?</option>
<option>that the [[Federal Signal 2001|2001]] and [[Federal Signal 508-128|508]] sirens still have parts reused from the [[Federal Signal Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]]?</option>
<option>that an [[American Signal Corporation|ASC]] [[ASC i-FORCE|i-FORCE]] was once almost purchased and reverse engineered by [[Acoustic Technology, Inc.|a certain infamous company]] and was only caught from a slip up in the email?</option>
<option>that half of Sarnia, ON's siren system, composed of [[Acoustic Technology, Inc.|ATI HPSS-32]]s, does not work?</option>
<option>that the [[Sentry 16V1T-B|16V1T-B]] was originally the [[Sentry 15V2T|15V2T-B]]?</option>
<option>that [[Federal Electric Fedelcode|Fedelcode]] sirens with dampers had the "OC" suffix?</option>
<option>that the [[Federal Signal Model 5|Model]] series has 3 different sizes, the C1 1/2, C2 1/2, and C3 1/2?</option>
<option>that the country of Taiwan uses [[Wenhua Engineering Co., Ltd.|sirens]] that are heavily inspired by the [[ACA Cyclone]], including a single tone Cyclone copy?</option>
<option>that the earliest known purpose-built outdoor warning electric siren was the [[William A. Box Iron Works Co.|Denver Type A]], first designed in 1905?</option>
<option>that there is a yearly convention for siren enthusiasts in Rhinelander, WI known as SirenCon?</option>
<option>that the [[Alerting Communicators of America|ACA]] [[ACA Alertronic|Alertronic AL-6000R]] had an oscillating model, which gave it hard-wired drivers like a [[Whelen Engineering|Whelen]] [[Whelen WS-3000|WS-3000]]/[[Whelen WPS-4000|WPS-4000]] or ATI [[Acoustic Technology, Inc.|HPSS-16R]]?</option>
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<option>that the [[Federal Signal Model A|Model A]] once had a vehicular variant?</option>
<option>that many 1920s-30s era sirens from producers like Federal Electric and [[Sterling Siren Fire Alarm Co.|Sterling Siren]] have ended up in South America as hand-me-down equipment from various fire stations?</option>
<option>that we have a [https://discord.gg/8Meg5duC3c Discord server]?</option>
<option>that we have {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles?</option>
<option>that we have {{NUMBEROFFILES}} files?</option>
<option>that we have {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} active users?</option>
<option>that the name of the founder of [[Acoustic Technology, Inc.|ATI Systems]] is Ray Bassiouni?</option>
<option>that the [[B&M Siro-Drift|B&M Super Chief]]'s design was so efficient, the sirens would spin up on their own when the vehicle was in motion until it was changed?</option>
<option>that before 1998, the [[Sentry 40V2T|40V2T]] had the same horns as the [[Sentry 20V1T|20V2T]]?</option>
<option>that I'm Jim Biersach, president and general manager of [[Alerting Communicators of America]]?</option>
<option>that the [[Federal Signal 2001|Equinox]] uses the rotor from an [[Federal Signal Model ECLIPSE|ECLIPSE-8]], which sticks out into the rear housing and resulting in poor airflow?</option>
<option>that the [[Chrysler Air Raid Siren]] had a variant called the Chrysler-Bell Gas Siren, which used the engine's own exhaust gas to supercharge it?</option>
<option>that the [[H.O.R. Super Sirex]] was once called the "Granddaddy of All Sirens"?</option>
<option>that the B-Series [[Federal Signal Thunderbolt|Thunderbolts]] was a failure not because of the new rotator, but because the rotor often fell out of alignment, getting stuck and burning out the motor due to the lack of an upper bearing?</option>
<option>that the [[Alerting Communicators of America|ACA]] [[ACA Hurricane 130|Hurricane 130 MKII]] is better than the [[Federal Signal Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]], and that I am willing to die on that hill?</option>
<option> that [[Hedberg Super Sirens|James Hedberg]] sourced his siren motors by raiding junkyards to take starter motors out of old Studebaker vehicles?</option>
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<option>that [[Alerting Communicators of America|ACA]] was once owned by HÖRMANN GmbH under the [[American Signal Corporation|American Signal]] name, and once resold the [[HÖRMANN ECX|ECN]]?</option>
<option>that the rotors of the [[American Signal Corporation|ASC]] [[ASC Tempest|T-128]] and [[Federal Signal 508-128|508-128]] are nearly identical?</option>
<option>that the [[Federal Signal Pulsator|Pulsator]] was so prone to freezing, policemen would beat the sirens with nightsticks to unfreeze them?</option>
<option>that the [[Federal Signal RSH-10|RSH-10]] had a planned low tone RSL-10 model that was never produced?</option>
<option>that a [[ACA Penetrator|Penetrator-25]] was developed but never made it to production?</option>
<option>that [[Acoustic Technology, Inc.|ATI]] originally used the same speaker arrays as the [[Federal Signal DSA|DSA]]?</option>
<option>that [[:Category:Friction|friction sirens]] were once common until exploding rotors led to driver injuries?</option>
<option>that the [[BNCO Mobil Directo|Mobil Directo BN44E]] could come in 8-port single tone by factory?</option>
<option>that what people call the "[[Federal Electric Fedelcode|Fedelcode]] Model 20" was actually 3 different sirens, the dual rotor Type Mach. 3, 5, and 10, and that the actual Model 20 was a much larger single rotor siren?</option>
<option>that the [[Canadian Line Materials|CLM Type 5223]] has the largest rotors of any electric siren at 26 inches, larger than even the [[Alerting Communicators of America|ACA]] [[ACA Cyclone|Cyclone 125]] or Fedelcode [[Federal Electric Fedelcode|Type Mach. 10]]? It even has two of them!</option>
<option>that [[Special:MyPage|you]] are a wonderful person?</option>
<option>that the [[W.S. Darley & Co.|Darley]] [[Federal Signal STH-10|STH-10]]'s core is upside down?</option>
<option>that [[W.S. Darley & Co.]] had partnered with [[:Category:Federal Signal Corporation|Federal]], [[Alerting Communicators of America|ACA]] and now [[Sentry Siren|Sentry]]?</option>
<option>that the [[Sterling Model M|Model M]] was the first known dual tone siren?</option>
<option>that the [[Federal Electric Fedelcode|Fedelcode]] Type Mach. 10 has slightly larger rotors than the [[Alerting Communicators of America|ACA]] [[ACA Cyclone|Cyclone]]? (24 inches vs 23⅞)</option>
<option> that [[Biersach & Niedermeyer Co.|Biersach & Niedermeyer Company]]'s abbreviation they used was BNCO, not B&N?
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<option>that Canada has 6 [[Federal Signal Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]] sirens, all 1003s?</option>
<option>that the [[Federal Signal 2001|2001-130]] was made taller to fix an airflow issue caused by the collector ring tube and a support?</option>
<option>that B&M is the oldest continually operating siren company, having been in business since 1913?</option>
<option>that B&M stands for Bayless & Miles?</option>
<option>that the [[Alerting Communicators of America|ACA]] [[ACA Allertor 125|Allertor 125]] outputs 125-127 dB at 100 ft, despite its name?</option>
<option>that one industrial plant in Alberta has over a dozen [[Federal Signal Modulator|Modulator 5020]] units spaced within 2 blocks of one another?</option>
<option>that the province of Quebec in Canada has a strange variant of the [[Federal Signal Model 5|Model 5]], known by some enthusiasts as the "Canadian" Model 5?</option>
<option>that the [[Scream Master]] sirens were produced by a company known as R.J. Zievers, who also made wind machines?</option>
<option>that the rotator on the [[E.D. Bullard Co.|E.D. Bullard]] rotational siren is taken from an [[Scream Master|R.J. Zievers]] "Frost Master" wind machine?</option>
<option>that the oldest known dual tone siren still in existence is an 8/16 port [[Sterling Siren Fire Alarm Co.|Inter-State]] "[[Sterling Model M|Long M]]" located in Dolgeville, NY, dating back to 1912-1916?</option>
<option>that the "Weltex" sirens are actually confirmed to be [[E.D. Bullard Co.|E.D. Bullard]] Model 3H sirens?</option>
<option>that the [[ASC Tempest|Tempest]] series of sirens was named after [[American Signal Corporation|ASC]] CEO Dale Moeller's car, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Tempest Pontiac Tempest]?</option>
<option>that you should <u>always</u> wear hearing protection around any operating siren, regardless of how loud it is or if it hurts?</option>
<option>that 5 16-port [[Sentry 5V]]s currently exist, including one in Canada, as of 2024?</option>
<option>that there is a system of heavily modified, non-rotational [[Federal Signal EOWS|EOWS*612]] units in use at a hydroelectric dam in Quebec, with aftermarket speakers?</option>
<option>that the [[Sterling Model M|Model M]]'s intake vents were designed specifically to keep snow and ice out of the siren?</option>
<option>that a Sterling [[Sterling Type F|Type F]] siren weighs over 15 pounds?</option>
<option>that the [[Sterling Siren Fire Alarm Co.|Sterling]] [[Sterling Little Giant|Little Giant]] had a single headed counterpart?</option>
<option>that the [[Sterling Little Giant]] is based on [[Sterling Siren Fire Alarm Co.|Sterling]]'s Big Chief vehicular siren?</option>
<option>that a [[Sentry Siren|Sentry]] [[Sentry F-2|F-2]] operates at 14,000 rpm?</option>
<option>that [[Sterling Siren Fire Alarm Co.|Sterling]] [[Sterling Model M|Model M]] Sirens were sold in 12/16 port dual tone configurations?</option>
 
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 28 August 2024

  • ...that the Surry Power Station's activation sequence for their system results in a distinct "triple windup"?
  • ...that, although having two more cells, the Modulator II 8032B is still 23.64 inches shorter than the Modulator 6048?
  • ...that the national siren system in Denmark is one of the largest single systems using Whelen sirens, with 1,078 sirens covering 80% of the country?
  • ...that the Model 2 is the oldest siren currently in production, dating back to around 1921?
  • ...that Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, and Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, are home to two of the few sirens located north of the Arctic Circle, both STH-10s?
  • ...that, contrary to popular belief, the "2001-DC" is not a model in itself, but rather refers to battery-equipped units in general?
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