Meerkat Alert Systems, Ltd.

Meerkat Alert Systems, Limited.
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Names	Meerkat Alert Systems, Limited. Meerkat Alert Systems Meerkat Alert Meerkat
Headquarters	Clevedon, AUK, New Zealand
Founded	2006
Website	https://meerkatalert.co.nz

Meerkat Alert Systems, Limited, also known as Meerkat Alert or just Meerkat, is a Clevedon, AUK-based manufacturer and installer of warning sirens, which are typically used for either tsunamis or general emergencies.

Note: These sirens do not have a known model name, and are given a conjectural name.

Products

Meerkat sirens

The Meerkat sirens, as they are named by the siren community, are a series of simple electronic sirens. They come in either 2, 3, 4, or 6 speaker models, with the speakers themselves being manufactured by Kingstar Sound Industry/Taixing Minsheng Electronic (Minsound), and have Meerkat's logo on the cone. These are the same speakers used on the ATI HPSS and ASC E-Class series of sirens. The speakers are typically either cream or light blue colored, with the latter seeming to be the most common option. The sirens' controllers seem to be a creation of Meerkat, though this is unconfirmed.

The tone they use is also original to Meerkat. The sirens are able to be activated via DTMF and SMS. The speakers are mounted upon small stands that allow the speakers to swivel 360°. These stands are typically connected to a bracket(s), which is mounted to a pole. This does not apply to all units, with some lacking the bracket/pole. Each unit is highly customizable in terms of speaker configuration, with some setups including either 1 speaker facing in each direction, or sacrificing output in one direction to boost output in another by having 2 or more speakers facing one direction. Meerkat sirens are most common in Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand, where they are used as tsunami warning sirens.