HOR Super Si-Rex | Alert | Hamilton, Butler County, OH 

The windup on this thing has to be one of the scariest siren sounds I've ever heard. If only 7/10 was more popular. Very nice video!

H.O.R. stood for the initials of the founder, Harry O. Ricci, an Italian immigrant who started his siren company in Staten Island, NY in the late 30s, and made air-raid and general alert sirens up until the mid 60s...Both the Sirex (above) and the dual-coned Super Sirex rotated on an extremely reliable motored mechanism...They were very dependable and really could withstand the elements...Many are still in use today...

Man, I wish they’d run this in attack...

That port ratio is so distinct. Wish there was more out there. Love that sound.

Would love to have this in my backyard! So rare yet such a unique tone!

The most unusual sounding siren, but mostly pretty creepy sounding. It also looks like a turtle, because it has that shell on top.

If only they did attack, that would make me piss myself, that is really scary when you hear it.

that is smart keeping cold war sirens until they can not be fixed

This is the only 7/10 rotating Sirex still in existence. There was another one that was disconnected on a very old Hoover vacuum manufacturing factory ,but it’s now been removed.

Glad to see its still running!

Wow! Looks like it's refurbishment time.

An open back motor on a siren.. nice

Sounds like an M5 BMW. Cool vid, dude.

Columbus County has this at the water tower Si-REX- Water tower off of BUS-701 2001-Hospital, Red Hill RD, Howard ST Thunderbolt 1000-Edgewood Elementary School Thunderbolt 1003-Whiteville VFD(station 17) Thunderbeam- South Columbus High School Federal Electric Model B- Westchester ST, Central Middle School(deactivated and vandalized:( ) NOTES 1003 at VFD does Alternate Wail for fire calls System tested at the last day of all months except December (weather pending) Sirens do Attack for tornado warnings, Alert for severe thunderstorm warning. Si-Rex goes off every work day at noon At midnight on New Years sirens do a 5 minute round of Hi-Lo to ring in the new year Any siren enthusiasts should come record the system now as there is a debate if the sirens should be replaced:( E D I T: ALL SIRENS REMOVED, 1003 NOW IN POSSESSION OF ME

as someone who lives in tornado alley, as soon as i heard this i jumped for the door 😭

nice rare siren! HOR Super SIREX is one of my favorite sirens!

omg that's CREEPY!

How old is this siren? Also is there a chance you can make a video of it this year?

What is that sound that sounds like a phone before it goes off?

nice yall got tones too

Do I hear another siren in the back round?

Well, I know exactly what I'm going to try filming next time I visit your area... ;)

Looks like the tripod from war of the worlds

NEEDS SOME PAINT

nice!

Man harri o ricci made weird HOR siren designs

Man I wish I was close to this thing!

If I am correct in saying, the Super Si-Rex was the rotating model with Two horns. The ones with one horn are known as Si-Rex.

did people really think it was dead? I've known it was active this whole time. I guess that explains the lack of recordings.

How is this thing still active?! 😱

the sound is not coming out the horn because that is the intake. why does this need to be rotational.

4:03 soothing windown

I thought these suckers were HOR Sirex's Ten the double horned one is HOR Super sirex.. I may b mistaken.

That thing is massive. How effective is the intake-projector thing at focusing some sound?

Is there any other dual tone port for this Super Sirex?

idk why but i like the start up

Sounds like it's running on a Federal Signal Controller by the FSK Tones.

Kind of sound scary Looks like bread The sound is scary

I HOP THE SIREN DOS NOT GO CON BOOM

That H.O.R SOUNDS COOL AND OLD

Is it just me, or does it rotate faster than it used to now?

I love sirens but this one for some reason scares me.

This is the siren of HELL imagine hearing this in 3:00Am

Funny enough an alarm just went off down the street

Just needs New paint and it's ready to go!

yall goin anywhere tomorrow?

am i the only one who notices the dial tone

Needs a good sandblast and paint job. Sounds awesome.

Hear Our Roar That's what H.O.R stands for

sounds like a metrolink k2

That's terrifying aghhh hide everyone

Why can’t this be pole mounted

So this thing has a blower?

I can hear some phone dial sounds

Sounds healthy. needs a new coat of paint though.

i live in that county :>

What is the port ratio

Poor thing needs Permatex and a good paint job!!

7/10 ratio?

Sadly it’s the last of its kind

doomsday siren

Everybody this is a super sirex the original sirexes are all destroyed i think there are omnidirectional

There is an ATI there now. On a pole.

This sound like siren head!!!!!

Sounds like a b and n mobile directo

That sounds wierd

OHIO💀💀💀💀💀😳😳😳😳😳

Horrmam supper sirex.

it's a rooftop siren by the hor