Sentry 3V8-H Siren Test - Short Alert - Stow, OH

Recorded on 2/3/24
Information:
Location: Stow, OH
Testing: First Saturday at noon (year-round)
Address: Silver Springs Park
Other Enthusiasts Present: Jack (no channel) Emmett (‎@SDTrains8098 )
Recording Equipment used: Canon Powershot SX540 HS
Other Notes: So for this month's first Saturday I had the opportunity to meetup with Jack and Emmett so we decided to hit up this sentry in Stow. We were expecting it to go for a full 3 minute alert however since Stow just recently moved to a new dispatch center, they decided to shorten the test to only 15 seconds. I'm not 100% sure if this is a permanent thing but this is the first time Stow has ever done this short of a test. Also the DTMF in the background over the two tone came from lordstown which was picked up by Emmett's scanner. Hope yall enjoy!
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[@NicholasthefanMan]

A light and 2 sirens in the shot 10/10

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

Holy shit, there's another Emmett in the community who would've guessed

[@OhioOutdoorWarningSirens]

Yeah

[@Supersonic_Sirens_TX]

Nice vid, interesting little giant in the back too.

[@OhioOutdoorWarningSirens]

Yeah it used to be active until the sentry was put up

[@sirenfreak57]

They have done that short of a test before, I think the day that Chris went that they did full was a coincidence. Stow I don’t know if they went to the COG with Fairlawn, Cuyahoga Falls and a few others in Tallmadge or not, but siren operations should have remained unaffected by the move as that seemed to only cover 911 call dispatching.

[@OhioOutdoorWarningSirens]

I was told that Stow has been going for a full alert the past few months so I'm not sure why it was shortened this month

[@-northeastohiosirensandtra5641]

When I went to the Model 7 a while back, they forgot and I had to call, the PD lady answered and said "oh they forgot AGAIN, hang on let me to that right now". They did 3 separate 1 min alerts.

[@SolidSableye]

Every single time I went to Stow (except for 2020) they've done 3 minutes regardless of whether I called or not. Like Kurt said, if only 911 call dispatching should've been affected they'll probably resume testing for 3 minutes in the coming months, although I will say that the siren is activated by Police and not Fire (or at least comes over the PD frequency) so it could've been hindered but I doubt it. We'll just have to wait and see.

[@OhioOutdoorWarningSirens]

@@SolidSableye yeah if I come back to Stow I'll do the model 7

[@-northeastohiosirensandtra5641]

Nice

[@OhioOutdoorWarningSirens]

Thanks frankie!

[@lilclacla1610]

What’s that other siren for

[@OhioOutdoorWarningSirens]

Unfortunately, it's no longer used. However, when it was used, it was a tornado siren and possibly a lightning siren.