Federal Electric "Fedelcode" Type Mach. 3 Daily Siren Test | Noon Whistle | Volga City, IA
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- UPDATE 8/11/23: This siren has since been removed, however, it can be seen on display at the Rural Heritage Center in Elkader! Oh, by the way, I own it now :D
Also, this siren is confirmed to be a Mach 3, not a Mach 5. These came in four flavors, this one being the second smallest at only 3HP.
Merry Christmas from Midwest Siren Productions!
My life has been a whirlwind as of late between graduating, moving back home, and getting ready to move off to my next adventure, so I'm sorry for being so quiet; I haven't forgotten about all the siren content I've backlogged!
So this has a bit of a story...but I'll keep it relatively short:
While up in northeast Iowa on business, I stopped in the small hamlet of Volga City to check out their mystery siren. All I had to go off was an old cruddy picture of some modified monstrosity. After driving around for about 20 minutes and just about giving up, I found it. A new Whelen Vortex standing right next door, albeit without power hooked up yet. I noted a FEDELCODE tag on it, and I suspected it was a dual-rotor...
I stuck around for noon as an old Instagram post from a year ago detailed it being a whistle. Just before high noon, it wound up...and it was an experience like no other...
I hope the next generation of enthusiasts can experience the sheer ecstasy of hearing a rare siren in person. Your soul will leave your body for a moment, and it's a wonderful experience.
Merry Christmas!
Siren: Federal Electric FEDELCODE Type Mach. 3 (Also known as its misnomer: "Model 20"), 9/12 port
Date Recorded: 12/10/2022
Location:
City/State/County: Volga CIty, IA, Clayton County
Testing day/time: N/A (Was Daily at 12:00 PM & 6:00 PM)
Cycle(s) tested: short blast
Additional enthusiast(s) present: N/A
Recording equipment:
Nikon Coolpix B700 Point-&-Shoot (B-roll)
Canon Powershot SX540 HS Point-&-Shoot (Main shots)
Canon Vixia HF R600 Camcorder (Audio)
2X Sunpak Ultra 6000PG tripods
NOTE: I, Midwest Siren Productions shall NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE for any unauthorized use of the radio or siren audio UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. This is made purely for entertainment and educational purposes only and is in no way made to encourage any foul play.
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Holy fucking God damn, I broke my table.
what the shit thats crazy fr fr
Typical crazy American siren enthusiast which goes screaming if a 2t22 does one single more attack windup.
Honestly, yeah; true.
Do you have a flathead
🔥 AMAZING ‼️ this siren still exists and works great! These are the 1st sirens made by the Federal Electric Co. in 1920. They were all dual rotor at 1st and came in 1, 3, 5 and 7 1/2 HP. They were Not called Model 5s or 20s or anything that young people think today. They were just called Mach 3, 5, Etc by the Horsepower. In the 1930’s the sirens became the single rotor style that most people know today. These original FEDeLCOdEs are priceless and should be treated like a Brick of Solid Gold !
I appreciate the enthusiasm, but there are a lot of misconceptions here...
First, Federal Electric made several different siren models before the Fedelcode Series, starting with the Type Mach. B in 1917.
Second, the earliest confirmed advertisement for these dual rotors with a date) is from June 1929, with a second believed to be from 1928. While these were offered in four sizes, the largest was rather 10 HP. We believe these to have been discontinued by 1930, likely because of the Great Depression, and replaced by the traditional single-rotor design.
Also, the shroud for this one currently resides in my living room :D
@@MidwestSirenProductions goddamn(wish I (or my town) had one :))) )
I've been anticipating this, these dual head 9/12s are truly unique and amazing sounding machines.
On GOD
Those undertones are absolutely insane. Almost makes it sound quad tone.
Thats true
I thought it sounded 8/9/12
Either 8/9/10/12 or 8/9/12
Are you🚽
@@Junior-x6q9q _flushes cutely_
That sounds incredible dude!! Hopefully they keep the thing active alongside the vortex
I just have to do this
Fedelcode: hey whelen how are your collector rings doing
I was waiting for this!! Out here making history again
Oh my god. This is incredible! Merry Christmas.
Glad to see your trip paid off. Merry Christmas!
R. I. P.
Dual-Tone Fedelcode Type Mach 3
1929-2023
It's being restored
I know, now he is in private posession@@I_also_like_sirens_hehe
Hey thanks for joining my stream! Also holy shit I can't believe I wasn't subscribed all this time despite watching your videos for years.
Thanks Connor! I was glad to tune in; thank goodness I can get out of work early on Fridays now! Keep up the great work! :D
I remember an ambiance video of a 10/12 port one from years ago, and it had that “raspy” sound this one has. Very awesome! Also, that Vortex pole is way too thin!
10/12?????????? Is this video long gone??? I’m guessing that was the only 10/12 fedelcode ever recorded
@@wigwagstudios2474 I don't believe they made these in 10/12, only 9/12, double 12, double 9 (in theory), and 6/12 and double 6 for the larger models
Ok, I figured so
@@Sipex6484There was one that was indeed 10/12 port somewhere in the Midwest, but it fell when the tower it was on collapsed.
My memory fooled me. It was actually a 9/12 port that collapsed.
Another awesome video!! Merry Christmas
That’s gotta be a very very small number of dual tone dual rotor Fedelcode’s still in existence!! Looks like parts of the housing fell off so the custom fins were made
Wait. You actually own this siren now? Dayum. That's dedication, goal all planned out lol!
It took a while, but thankfully it all worked out well in the end. All thanks to some lucky connections and good friends who helped make it happen, as well as making some new connections to help with its future!
My mom left me at my grandma's and she hasn't gotten off the ground for three days, can somebody give me ideas?@@MidwestSirenProductions
dude no way! and merry christmas
Actually, now that I think about it, these undertones may sound a lot like a whole new siren. In fact, this kind of leads me to believe that, should one of these 9/12 dual head Fedelcode sirens have an underpowered motor, the sound alone would be the most accurate representation we have of what a 6/8 port scream master would make if the power was reconnected.
It's because the 9 port has 3 long vanes and the 12 port has 4 so it sounds 3/4 port
Update: I kind of take it back because someone pointed out that the vane design isn't consistent with the Scream Masters (Correct me if I'm wrong) so its likely some of the 6/8 models would sound closer to the result of slowing down one of the more recent recordings of the Forman ND Decot.
I believe that the fedleocdes use a sterling like rotor. So that's probably why it has heavy undertones. It's like the vertical darley champion that has the 6 port undertone.
thanks for bringing it up, probably thinking that too for the single tone scream masters, but otherwise I'd believe the dual tone scream masters have a rotor design akin to an Erick
That has to be the best 9/12 port siren I have ever heard!
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!
Great video and find!
THIS IS AWESOME
Rare To see a dual tone fedelcode and damn they need to restore this and remove the WHELEN
It's probably the whelen is a storm siren and the fedelcode is the tornado warning
Nice sound affect sounds so real
I think that’s 8/9/12 the lower is 8 port the upper is 9/12… I think
Forbidden model 5
Merry Christmas!
0:14 the start of it
This sounds like a B flat sus 2 chord with that 8 port undertone.
That is the coolest sounding 9/12 siren I've ever heard. That's saying a lot since 9/12 is actually one of my least favorite port ratios.
what!?!? why?
@@20v552 I don’t like the way it sounds. It has the most lame and unpleasant sound to me. 10/12 and 8/12 in my opinion are superior. Every time I watch a video of a tornado warning with a 9/12 port siren in it, it sounds like a joke.
@@thunderbolt10031 Same here. 9/12 just sounds like a leaf blower on steroids.
Sounds amazing
omg is da dual Federal Electric Fedelcode siren i ever forgot
These are super interesting. Here in Indy we have a 5TT C2 1/2 so I’m wondering if they’re similar.
From what I have Daniel G, that is not the case:
The sizes are as follows: C 1 1/2, C 2 1/2, and C 3 1/2 are all 13", 15", and 17", respectfully. This siren is speculated to use the 13" rotor due to its extremely thin build and short wind down, similar in size to the siren that was in Farmland, IN and in Ironton, MO.
It is a model 5T with a wall underneath the slope
Sounds good to me... I just see a lot of talk calling these Model 20’s and I have not found any data on these being called model 20’s. Perhaps it was just a short phased slang for the dual rotor at 10 HP equals 20. I just knew that they were made in the 1920’s before the single rotor Machine type. I have a Mach 3 from 1938. It has the slots rather than the screens of the 1940’s. I know it’s 1938 because that’s when the FD received it that I got it from. I got it with department meeting minutes describing the new 3 HP siren has been installed and working well for the district. As districts became more developed other sirens went up. My home town started off with 1 siren in 1941 after a bell was previously used and by 1970 there were 7 sirens in district.
I'm getting tin can vibes here for some odd reason.
I could argue that this sounds better than any ACA siren with this port ratio
Agreed
That and maybe single-toned si-rex sirens. they sound so vintage, idk why@@kansasclocksandsirens
It sounds SO good omg !! What is the siren in your intro? :o
That's the 2T22 in Newton, IA. I filmed that one last year; you can find it on my channel!
Rest in peace mach. 3 :( you will be missed:(
It's not scrapped. MSP in fact owns it now
😂😂😂😂😁😁😂😂😂
YOU MUST TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS SIREN
Damn dual 9/12 is GODLY
HOLY SHIT
nice
That thing almost sounds like 9/10/12 port
WOW
YO THERE WHELEN R4?
Someone might restore this btw
Update: someone got it!
Yeah I heard about that! I'm actually in close contact with the individual and we're trying to figure out the details. I'm not too terribly far from the siren so when it comes down I'll definitely want to take a look at it too!
@@MidwestSirenProductions also, is this thing modified? Looks like a huge trimmed tin can
Is it vortex backup
So raspy sounding nice video
I almost browned
isn't that a fancy way of saying rusting?
@@VonnaWasser oh.. maybe...
A damn tin can? F*** that
I thought dual tone mach 5 fedelcodes was just an urban legend
there's a few of these out there, but I think this is the only one known to test
Sounds like an Allertor 125
There's 2 sirens
Honestly sounds like a tri-tone siren.
That's what a lot of people keep saying; I wonder if the rotor vanes are different somehow. What I wouldn't do to get a closer look...
woah wtf
"Oh my *whelen airhorn* God"
Why is there a whelen vortex?
Replacement. But no worries, the Fedelcode was saved
AHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
Homer Simpson: WILL YOU SHUT UP!!!!
@@MidwestSirenProductions Æ
Whelen: 😐
That sounds like aca banshee
That’s loud
WHAT IN THE ABOMINATION IS THAT FELECODE
Rare siren ?
Very rare! Most of these were single tone 12/12 port
Very
@@willthetrill4849 and even those are rare
I made this in Roblox studio.
…❤
Sounds like an Allertor
What the hell is that lmfao
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