I'm not sure if anyone on the board has posted this. When looking for Altec Giant Voice information in Salina, Kansas, I came across this bid document. The city wants the new sirens installed by March 3, 2017 http://www.salina-ks.gov/filestorage/18184/20480/20482/20497/Community_Outdoor_Warning_Sire...

Here is an update to Salina, Kansas. It looks like their old 1965 Altec Giant Voice warning system was discontinued a long time ago. The horns in the picture above were never removed. It would be great if someone could get those horns and see what might be left of this old historical system. What a ...

Hey great picture on Google Map, Synther! By the way, Salina, Kansas and Crockett, Texas had the Altec Giant Voice Systems from the 1960's too! Here is a Google Map picture from Salina, Kansas. This is Heusner Elementary School located at 1282 Norton St. Salina, Kansas. This picture is from 2013. I...

Here is a picture showing the exact model Multi-Cell Horns that were used for the Altec Giant Voice Warning System. This picture shows just how big these Horns and Voice Drivers were.

Hi Nicholas! Unfortunately, I did not get one of the Multi-Cell Horns. I wish that I could have gotten at least one of them as a keepsake. When the system was removed, everything was trashed. :( Originally, there was at total of 15 site locations thought the city of Huntsville Alabama. You're lookin...

Hey freebrickproductions, Yes, that is exactly how it sounded, but with only two voice announcements during activation. One announcement after the signal tone had been activated for 10-15 seconds and the last voice announcement at the end of the 3-5 minutes of warning signal tone sound. This video b...

Tyler, I forgot to tell you how these systems operated electronically. The Large Console was located in the basement at City Hall. This Console was the heart of the system. It generated all of the signals/voice and would send them out through the telephone lines to each Multi-cell Horn site located ...

Hey Tyler, The Altec Giant Voice Warning System was the "Grandfather" of all Electronic Warning Systems we have today. The High Pitch "ALERT" Tone you hear in the video would sound for 10-15 seconds then the operator would turn the tone off and turn on the microphone to broadcast...

Brendan, Channel WAFF 48 was filming at the original Blossomwood Elementary School 1321 Woodmont Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801. The old school was demolished and replaced around 2012. Here is a picture of the Old Blossomwood School. You can see the Altec Giant Voice Warning System in the picture. Alt...

Here is a youtube video showing the old 1965 Altec Giant Voice Warning System we had in Huntsville Alabama. This system was replaced in the early 1990's with Federal 2001's. Never thought I would ever see or hear this old system again. For those of you interested in historical warning systems, you b...