This siren is located on Minkler Rd about a mile south of Route 71 in Oswego, IL. The siren is in the Hunt Club subdivision. The hawk was a very lucky catch!
BURP! Excuse Me! oh by the way-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Hawk: I'm just gonna rest in this big thing for a while. *Siren starts to rotate* Hawk: Woah!!!! The hell is wrong with this thing??? *Siren growls* GET OFF ME YOU TWIT Hawk: AHHHHHHHH *flys away*
movie director: we need to make this scene perfect before it starts Siren:BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH Hawk: holy shit, im outta here Movie Director:NOOOOOOOOOOO
They're refurbished units sold by Fulton Technologies out of Roselle, so in a way I guess it kind of is brand new. They buy older ACA/ASC units when a municipality replaces them for whatever reason, and totally overhauls them inside and out, then resells them at a much lower cost. These apparently replaced a system of Whelen WPS-4000 sirens in Oswego not long ago.
Nope, this is an Excel T-128 (pre-ASC), hence why it lacks decals and has a brass ID tag on the middle of the back of the motor housing instead of near the bottom.
Honestly, I am not sure. This is the third siren we took a video of but we have friends who do this religiously. It is an American Signal Comp and either a T-128 or T-135. Judging by the fact that the 128 says it has solar capabilities and there were no panels visible, I would say a 135. Seems to be that most of the sirens in our area are ASC units. We've been trying to find different makes but so far it is either Federal Signal or ASC.
How did you trick that bird in perching there at the right moment? You big meanie. ;) Often hacks perch on my 100 foot radio tower But they fly away as soon as I pull into the drive so I have yet to get a photo. Great you where their to get the shot.
That hawk was lucky...being on the outside...have you ever seen birds (apparently who are nesting) in the horn of a T-bolt when it fires up? Momentarily deaf birdies flying everywhere. Hopefully, they gained their hearing back later..
Hawk: Why is there a circle perch? T-128: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Hawk: What the fuck!!! Why is the siren rotating and making sound
I am glad the Whelens went away. Unless their electronic sirens are set for dual tone, they sound like crap. I remember when Oswego had Thunderbolts! You would think the amount of money they spend in their lighting equipment, they would invest a little more into their outdoor warning technology.
