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|image=[[File:Hornet Official.jpg|200px]]
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|company= [[Whelen Engineering]]
|company= [[Whelen Engineering]]
|produced = 1990-Present
|preceded = [[WS-400R]]
|type = [[Electronic]]
|zap= 400
|zap= 400
|output=118
|output=118
|manual=http://www.whelen.com/install/131/13192.pdf
|sheet=http://www.whelen.com/pb/Mass%20Notification/Product%20Sheets/Hornet.pdf
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The Hornet is a relatively small rotating electronic siren produced by [[Whelen Engineering]]. It uses a single 400W compression driver.
The '''Hornet''' is a relatively small rotating electronic siren produced by [[Whelen Engineering]]. It uses a single 400W compression driver, and is incapable of making voice announcements.
 
HOWEVER, one of Mount Pleasant, Michigan's Whelen Hornets is located at a state park, and reports from park rangers state that a microphone can be plugged into the siren controller and can be used as a park loudspeaker, meaning that this specific Hornet has a voice-capable controller.  


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Latest revision as of 17:43, 7 April 2024

Hornet
Company Whelen Engineering
Produced 1990-Present
Type Electronic
Sound output 118 dBc at 100 feet
Wattage 400
Preceded by WS-400R
Documentation Manual
Product sheet


The Hornet is a relatively small rotating electronic siren produced by Whelen Engineering. It uses a single 400W compression driver, and is incapable of making voice announcements.

HOWEVER, one of Mount Pleasant, Michigan's Whelen Hornets is located at a state park, and reports from park rangers state that a microphone can be plugged into the siren controller and can be used as a park loudspeaker, meaning that this specific Hornet has a voice-capable controller.