A few factoids on this siren: This siren was drafted and created between 1982 and the early 1990s. EOWS stands for Electronic Outdoor Warning Siren. Many people also call this a SiraTone, though, that's only the name of a series of controllers that Federal Signal created. For those that thought just 6 horns were creepy: it only gets worse. There existed models with 4 horns and 8 horns, respectively named the EOWS 408 and EOWS 816. There even exists the EOWS 1212 that has 12 speakers. This time, however, two sets of 6 sit on top of each other and fan out in all directions. Why does this siren sound so creepy? It's using a controller called the Federal Signal SiraTone controller. In a metal cabinet below the siren, this controller receives radio messages to activate the siren, and then generates a signal that is sent to the head of the siren, where powerful amplifiers louden the sound and make some noise!
This is my favorite model of siren in the category of electronic sirens with rotation. In general, I like how the rotating siren sounds fade in and out, especially in the ATTACK mode (wail tone).
Imagine he says oodles, they're going off a minute in advance and then you see a couple MIRVS come down. That would be funny but more so just fucking scary
My town uses this siren to call volunteer fire fighters, I used to sit out in my front yard and listen to it and then hear all the sirens as the cars roll out of the station
@zozey1231 Nope, that's more like just what happens to those old analog tone generators in older electronic sirens as they age, mainly from things such as capacitors beginning to dry out. The EOWS series is notorious for massive pitch fluctuations while running, and 95% of them will slowly drop in pitch throughout their alert cycle (though a few have been found that actually rise in pitch over the duration of the signal).
Kere Vallire Well the one in twin lakes park is. I see a 2001 on the pole of that one in google earth. And the one in this video in this video is no where to be seen, therefore the city replaced them.
Gave me goose bumps. She sounds AMAZING. It's odd the timing was different with all the sirens. Gotta say that I loved hearing the other sirens in the background. Might not have if this one delayed. Great video
I literally heard this recently when I was down the shore and Hermine was off the coast. Scared me to death. I thought a tidal wave was coming. Apparently there was just some minor flooding from the rain in the neighboring town, but wow was it creepy to hear live
I am glad you stuck around for the test. I do not know if my last comments got posted - do you know what the tones mean that go along with the test pattern? Not the actual siren, but the tones after she announces the test.
I love the HOR super sirex cuz it surprisingly gets this loud and ik cuz I live pretty much down the street from one in Holyoke Massachusetts I stood like 40 or 50 feet away and still got vertigo😂
i want federal signal to start producing EOWS again, it ticks me off that they don't make them any more, it could replace my area's tsunami siren! (a model 5 i think).
People say the one in Chicago is broken but it's been like that for so long that its basically our siren. Be there's one "broken" one in Missouri i think it's from 2007 footage
