With headphones on, i think i can faintly hear the rotator, but oviously, this is one of my most favorite vids, i always go back to this video once in awhile.
thats awesome!!! may not have the power of a mechanical system... none the less, its solar powered and can relay voice and messages... I love the sound of the dialtones announced and echoed back!!! SIIICKKK!
The dial tones are DTMF tones, its the radio activation from the tadio tower for the sirens, every time theres a new action that is needed, the DTMF tones are sent, in this case voice 4 times then wail. So theres somehow an automated system or just a station where they set them off. It depends.
Colorado seems to have some of the oldest WPS 3000s around. Boulder, Aurora, and Lakewood have/had some of the oldest, best operating WS3016/Analog 864 combos I've ever heard.
@@Trackpaddin Gen IIs are 3000s that have been made in 1982 to 1984. th-cam.com/video/lsUWsLzv44o/w-d-xo.html This one’s a good example, uses its original pre-864 controller. Skip to 6:06. Gen II rotators are more slim and are a bit weaker than the Gen III rotators and tend to break. Whelen WS-2000Rs use Gen II rotators too, but most 2000R units use collector rings and don’t rotate in a oscillating pattern. th-cam.com/video/Jl7eSEvSGlc/w-d-xo.html This unit is a Gen 1. These were made in 1981 only and not many have been built with this early type of rotator. Some units such as Idaho Falls, ID would have a broken rotator. This was Whelens Earliest design in Rotators for their sirens. The unit in the link above is Lake Lafayette. A unit which was donated to the small town in 2007 by the Eagle Scouts if i’m correct. As for Gen III rotators, Gen III WPS-3000s shared its rotator with the WPS-4008 and the WPS-4004. Whelen still uses this rotator on 4004s but I’m not sure if it’s been given slight redesigns or facelifts. The WS prefix belongs to all Whelen models that were made before 1987. All whelen models such as the Gen III 3000, 4008, and 4004 use the WPS prefix. That’s pretty much all I know, it’s a very lengthy comment lmao
@ferrari368 If im not mistaken, the solar panels are just for power and to recharge the batterys. So basically if it was cloudy for about a week, and a tornado comes, it might be able to get something out, but i dont know if it would recieve some power from the days the clouds were there. But its a possibility though.
Man... takes me back to growing up in Denver, listening to those things go off. Scared the poops out of me first time heard it! After that I thought it was kinda eerie and cool.
Ah it echos like at a football game, I have long thought about what if there was a siren that talked with a booming voice like the guy on the wizard of oz and shouted out warnings, or fire calls really echoing. well this is one of them.
@atomicnortherner not possible, as these sirens are activated on a different channel on the CB system that the police dept uses. you can pick up activation tones on a police scanner.
i like the sirens escpecialy the echo. in the netherlands we only have sirens for industrial accidents(gas-clouds) and big fires - never a siren for storms (even when a tornado is possible)
The awkward moment when there's a real tornado warning but they accidental press the tornado warning test... *Wind is blowing* "IT'S A TORNADO!" **Attention this is a test *weird noise* This is only a test *weird noise ** "Na, never mind it's just a test. SWEET JESUS THERE IT IS!"
It sounds like you have a radio scanner with you, tuned to the same frequency as the siren, when the DTMF tones are transmitted it sounds like I can hear them from your scanner's speaker, but when the voice announcements are played do they also come through on your scanner?
not exactly. Those are DTMF's they are sent to the reciver and it decodes them to check if the sirens ok like telling the person if one of the speaker divers is out broken rotator etc.. and it is for commands.
@Ron Bergren okay thanks, too bad it isn't in Ohio, I would have loved to see it in person for a test, do they still have that siren there or has it been replaced?
Like da- I am talking about is the talking sirens being a waste of money, not it being solar powered . Ture warning sirens are always going to be needed like the Thunderbolts.. NOT the fake ones like this one!
Man, why can't all Whelen sirens sound like this? Better yet, why can't all electronic sirens? IMO, I think dual-toned sirens are a lot more easily heard than their single-toned counterparts, especially over long distances.
More or less. Electronic voice sirens have their applications like college campuses and fairgrounds and the like, but having a full blown city or countywide system of voice sirens is a waste because you have so much reverberation and whatnot. Many cities that have voice sirens don't even use them. Here in Columbus, they used to use the voice feature for tornado warnings but they stopped because they ran into so many problems with it.
Thats wierd, everyone calls whelens quealens, but i would call these dual tone whelens roarens or something. But i agree with the squealen for the single toned ones.
Just curious, is this siren 100% solar powered (Not connected to AC whatsoever)? Or does it just use the solar power to help keep the battery backup charged?
I absolutely love the dual tone wail on these analog WPS-3000s
I truly believe the ESC-864 was the best controller whelen ever made
Oh goodness, this was one of my first siren videos... I remember this well.
The sheer echo of this is simply stunning.
With headphones on, i think i can faintly hear the rotator, but oviously, this is one of my most favorite vids, i always go back to this video once in awhile.
it's sad I would love to see this in life
thats awesome!!! may not have the power of a mechanical system... none the less, its solar powered and can relay voice and messages...
I love the sound of the dialtones announced and echoed back!!! SIIICKKK!
Hmmm....the control box is open?...
That echo is something out of this world. I love it.
I definitely agree about the dial tones! They're fantastic!
sweet! another dual toned whelen 3016! awesome video
The dial tones are DTMF tones, its the radio activation from the tadio tower for the sirens, every time theres a new action that is needed, the DTMF tones are sent, in this case voice 4 times then wail.
So theres somehow an automated system or just a station where they set them off. It depends.
Colorado seems to have some of the oldest WPS 3000s around. Boulder, Aurora, and Lakewood have/had some of the oldest, best operating WS3016/Analog 864 combos I've ever heard.
No these are not the oldest 3000s around. These are Gen IIIs meaning these are from as early as 1987ish.
@@SirensAndTrainsDownUnder Interesting. Can you link me a video of a gen II?
@@Trackpaddin Gen IIs are 3000s that have been made in 1982 to 1984.
th-cam.com/video/lsUWsLzv44o/w-d-xo.html
This one’s a good example, uses its original pre-864 controller. Skip to 6:06. Gen II rotators are more slim and are a bit weaker than the Gen III rotators and tend to break. Whelen WS-2000Rs use Gen II rotators too, but most 2000R units use collector rings and don’t rotate in a oscillating pattern.
th-cam.com/video/Jl7eSEvSGlc/w-d-xo.html
This unit is a Gen 1. These were made in 1981 only and not many have been built with this early type of rotator. Some units such as Idaho Falls, ID would have a broken rotator. This was Whelens Earliest design in Rotators for their sirens. The unit in the link above is Lake Lafayette. A unit which was donated to the small town in 2007 by the Eagle Scouts if i’m correct.
As for Gen III rotators, Gen III WPS-3000s shared its rotator with the WPS-4008 and the WPS-4004. Whelen still uses this rotator on 4004s but I’m not sure if it’s been given slight redesigns or facelifts.
The WS prefix belongs to all Whelen models that were made before 1987. All whelen models such as the Gen III 3000, 4008, and 4004 use the WPS prefix.
That’s pretty much all I know, it’s a very lengthy comment lmao
Thats a Whelen 3016. sounds like it has an ESC-864 analog controller set on dual tone. pretty rare now-a-days.
I think on a dual tone 3016 its 122dB at 100' while the single tone is 124dB at 100'.
Why does the siren make a fast phone dialing number sound? What is that sound and why does it happen?
Its the activation tones
Swagger99 it's the sirens DTMF Activation Tones
it's the DTMF code to tell the siren to rotate, as well as go off I think
I like how it takes 5 people to clarify.
Valra Bellkeys IKR lol😂
I was once in aurora next to a tornado siren when a voice came on the speakers. the siren was so loud, heard a ring in my ears for days
Dual toned too, that's rare
It's actually using eows 612 or modulator's control box
+Zach Hanna Actually, it is a Whelen box. The box isn't FS. You can also tell by the tone.
I did not know that. thanks for the info.
Its a dual tone Whelen WPS-3016. This one has dual toned sound cards.
Whelen's website no longer talks about Whelen 3016s anymore. They just only go for the newer products and todays modern technology.
@planesareawesome: Those are activation tones that tell nearby sirens to prepare for testing.
ESC-864 MY FAVORITE WHELEN PANEL. DUAL TONE IS MUCH BUTTER.
BETTER*
Sameeeeeee
@ferrari368 If im not mistaken, the solar panels are just for power and to recharge the batterys. So basically if it was cloudy for about a week, and a tornado comes, it might be able to get something out, but i dont know if it would recieve some power from the days the clouds were there. But its a possibility though.
Cool! It's solar powered! We should have it everywhere! It's cool!
Kevin 1337 they *are* everywhere. well, *almost* everywhere.
Sounds awesome. Like a real siren. Not a single toned sick dying cow.
fireman746 lol ikr.
It's so sad where I live we don't have this siren that talks
I willing to bet in a few years, these will also become our new Air Raid Sirens as well.
Take cover,kiss my ass goodbye.
That's the sound of a nuclear attack siren right there haha
ShadowCuber34x basically.
Man... takes me back to growing up in Denver, listening to those things go off. Scared the poops out of me first time heard it! After that I thought it was kinda eerie and cool.
@TitanLover8011 - The siren isn't powered by the solar panels themselves. They charge a battery, which in turn powers the siren.
That was amazing, best one i've heard.
The echo was great, espically with the kind of dial tone beeps. What are those 4 or 5 beeps for anyway?
its fun clicking on random times between 2;50 and the end of the video to hear different sounds...
is the guy the suburban controlling the siren from his truck?
Connect a music player to that. Could you?
coondogtheman1234 yes, infact you can.
It is made by Whelen. It is a WPS-3016, which is no longer in production.
Ah it echos like at a football game, I have long thought about what if there was a siren that talked with a booming voice like the guy on the wizard of oz and shouted out warnings, or fire calls really echoing. well this is one of them.
So I take it each DTMF set we hear is parking the horns in a different direction as to get a good span on the voice message?
@atomicnortherner not possible, as these sirens are activated on a different channel on the CB system that the police dept uses. you can pick up activation tones on a police scanner.
i like the sirens escpecialy the echo.
in the netherlands we only have sirens for industrial accidents(gas-clouds)
and big fires - never a siren for storms (even when a tornado is possible)
The voice sounds awesome.
The solar panels charge the siren. the power from the sun is redirected to the 3016's battery.
we've been in Lakewood when these were going off one time.
omg this is so wierd when that gets really loud i start to shiver thats really strange
then i start to think about london and germany
The awkward moment when there's a real tornado warning but they accidental press the tornado warning test... *Wind is blowing* "IT'S A TORNADO!" **Attention this is a test *weird noise* This is only a test *weird noise ** "Na, never mind it's just a test. SWEET JESUS THERE IT IS!"
Arent those the same kind of sirens they have in nearby Aurora?
ohhhhhhhhh i thought this was the only one. then whu is the box open and at the beging are those echos or other sirens
oh id love to get my hands on a microphone for those things!
This siren is awesome! My only complaint is the high pitch, but that would drive me into hiding so the siren serves its purpose. xD
It sounds like you have a radio scanner with you, tuned to the same frequency as the siren, when the DTMF tones are transmitted it sounds like I can hear them from your scanner's speaker, but when the voice announcements are played do they also come through on your scanner?
not exactly. Those are DTMF's they are sent to the reciver and it decodes them to check if the sirens ok like telling the person if one of the speaker divers is out broken rotator etc.. and it is for commands.
is this 3016 at Hampden and Wadsworth?
Don't forget the XT22's! (not to mention ACA's powerhouses like the Cyclone and infamous Allertor)
If u turn it on how would u turn it off? the shut down DTMF is not broadcasted
Holy shit! a Whelen with a EOWS/Siratone tone sounds kickass!
Nope a analog ESC-864
Yea, My name is Josh Shipp, and How do you do that? the ones in Alabama also talk. Im into working on things such as sirens.
nice sound with the voice.
How many sirens does lakewood have? is it just just one?
Were those DTMF Tones?
@Ron Bergren okay thanks, too bad it isn't in Ohio, I would have loved to see it in person for a test, do they still have that siren there or has it been replaced?
hey I know what a dtmf code is, but why does the siren make the sound? or near the camera?
Chrome4fan4 it makes that sound because the radio feed is linked to the siren because of the voice in the beginning.
Rare to seen one of these doing classic attack .
how many are being tested in this video
Never heard a dual tone 3016 before. When was this one installed?
Like da- I am talking about is the talking sirens being a waste of money, not it being solar powered . Ture warning sirens are always going to be needed like the Thunderbolts.. NOT the fake ones like this one!
DUAL TONED WHELEN THAT IS SO RARE!
Attention! This is a test of the Lakewood outdorr warning system. This is only a test. from:Hungary
if you can play a song on that siren what would it be
i would probably play free bird
i see you walking trying to get out of the direct path of the siren ! lol
Did it say anything at the end because I herd your scanner?
Is that an ESC-864?
Correct
ShadowCuber34x yes it is.
Were yall working on this siren or something? Great video btw!
They are using a EOWS tone, not a T-bolt, even though they do sound better than normal Whelen tones!
Sounds pretty good for a 3016
I think where my grandmother used to live had that kind of siren I don't know though
@ronb100 you should get another video of them when the test next time. :)
Am I hearing the voice message on your scanner or is it just me?
wow it's like my friends siren it talks for tsunami warnings
what error code was it at 133. Speaker driver blew out?
I'm no expert, but I would say it's working.
Man, why can't all Whelen sirens sound like this? Better yet, why can't all electronic sirens?
IMO, I think dual-toned sirens are a lot more easily heard than their single-toned counterparts, especially over long distances.
lakewood colorado???? please answer back!!!
More or less. Electronic voice sirens have their applications like college campuses and fairgrounds and the like, but having a full blown city or countywide system of voice sirens is a waste because you have so much reverberation and whatnot. Many cities that have voice sirens don't even use them. Here in Columbus, they used to use the voice feature for tornado warnings but they stopped because they ran into so many problems with it.
The sirens here at turkeypoint park west.
That is the DTMF code to activate the siren
id lol if you screamed in it after they said "this is a test"
Nice echo! Or is there another siren near by?
love the echos
The voice of God is definitely creepy especially with the tones.
Thats wierd, everyone calls whelens quealens, but i would call these dual tone whelens roarens or something. But i agree with the squealen for the single toned ones.
the echo is insane!
cool voice
Whats the suburban there for then??? And do you know who the guy doing the voice is???
PlatinumEagleStudio's no.
What the hell is up with that car backed straight up to the pole?
Uhhh....
So, what happens when the sky goes dark during a storm & the sun can't power the panels?
um? thats a whelen 3016 and whats a whelen WPS-4000-28?
Dual tones all the way, baby
awesome. i live up in thornton btw
That is the year I was born!
eminds me of the old siren in Lovina,MI
Just curious, is this siren 100% solar powered (Not connected to AC whatsoever)? Or does it just use the solar power to help keep the battery backup charged?
Battery backup
Amazing! wow there all computer controlled?