Jared H wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2017 8:54 pm
Apologies for the bump, but here's an absolutely massive in-progress list of every single test time in Texas, county by county, city by city.
Crossposting this here from another thread so you unregistered lurkers that I know are looking at this board can see it too.
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COUNTY: TARRANT
CITIES: FT. WORTH, SAGINAW, ARLINGTON, GRAPEVINE, KELLER, HURST/EULESS/BEDFORD ETC.
TIMES: Ft. Worth tests weekly, every wedensday at 1pm. On the first wedensday, they go for three mins, and any other time they go for 15 sec. All the other towns listed are 1st Wed/1pm.
SIGNALS: Fort Worth runs Wail, everyone else runs Alert as far as I know.
NOTES: Unless you live close by, the only places worth an actual trip are Hurst (Allertors and P-10s) and Bedford (T-128s and a T-135AC).
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COUNTY: NOLAN
CITY: SWEETWATER
TIME: 1st Monday at 11:00am
SIGNAL: ???
NOTES: Seriously? Nobody bothered publicizing this town's test time? We've known about it for YEARS, why didn't anyone share? Nearby Roscoe has an M-10, test time unknown.
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COUNTY: ELLIS
CITIES: WAXAHACHIE, ENNIS, etc
TIMES: Ennis goes with Dallas, on the 1st Wed. at Noon. Waxahachie goes on the third Wednesday at 1:00.
SIGNAL: Alert
NOTES: Ennis has 1000Ts, the last full Thunderbolt system within an hour's drive of Dallas. Waxahachie has Sentries, specifically 10v2Ts, 20v2Ts, and 40v2Ts.
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COUNTY: NAVARRO
CITY: CORSICANA
TIME: 1st Wedensday at 1:30
SIGNAL: Attack
Notes: see dedicated thread I posted a couple weeks ago.
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COUNTY: COOKE
TOWNS: VALLEY VIEW, OAK RIDGE, GAINESVILLE, etc.
TIMES: Valley View goes on the 1st Wed. at 1pm. Oak Ridge goes on the same day between 11am and 2pm- how specific. Gainesville goes on the 1st Wedensday at 1:30, if they haven't stopped already.
SIGNAL: Alert
NOTES: VV's 1000, where did it come from? Abilene? Gainesville? Speaking of Gainesville, that horrid sounding 1000T finally quit.
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COUNTY: BEXAR
CITY: LEON VALLEY
TIME: 1st Wed/Noon
SIGNAL: ???
NOTES: T-121. Why is the first Wednesday at noon so damn common? More for this county coming as I find them.
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COUNTY: RED RIVER
CITY: BOGATA
TIME: Daily at noon; 1st and 3rd Monday at 7pm
SIGNAL: ???
NOTES: This town is interesting. The noon whistle is what most people assume to be a Darley Champion, however having seen it in person I can safely say it's not a Darley. The big siren isn't a 3/5/7 like you'd expect for a town of this size, oh no, it's a Thunderbolt. Expect a video around August.
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COUNTY: LAMAR
CITY: PARIS
TIME: Last Friday/10am
SIGNAL: ATTACK
NOTES: have they replaced all their ACAs yet?
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COUNTY: HOPKINS
CITY: SULPHUR SPRINGS
TIME: 1st Wed/Noon; full 3min test in may
NOTES: An epic system of 508s, T-128s, STH-10s, 2t22s and a model 2.
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COUNTY: ARCHER
CITIES: ARCHER CITY, HOLLIDAY, etc
TIMES: Archer City goes on the first Monday at noon. Holliday goes on the first Tuesday at noon.
NOTES: Regarding Holliday.... once again, a really cool system we've known about for years, over a decade, in fact, and nobody bothered to find out and publicize when they test until I shot them an email? Wow. For the unaware, Archer City has Vortexes, a 1003, and a 3t22; Holliday has two B-series 1000Ts and two 2t22s.
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COUNTY: TOM GREEN
SYSTEM: SAN ANGELO
CITIES: SAN ANGELO, GRAPE CREEK, CHRISTOVAL
SIGNAL: Generally speaking, San Angelo runs Alert. However every so often they test Attack, and it's a real treat when they do.
TIME: Every Monday at noon, they growl 'em. On the first of the month, they let 'em go for 3 mins.
NOTES: I have to go back before it's too late
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COUNTY: DENTON
CITY: DENTON
TIME: 1st Wed/Noon
SIGNAL: ALERT
NOTES: Denton used to have at least one T-135 AC, where did it go?
If you're going to Denton, head out to the State School. They have a 3t22 that's tested alongside the city system. The State School tests in Alert and Fast Wail.
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COUNTY: MONTEAUGE
CITIES: BOWIE, NOCONA
TIMES: Bowie goes monthly, on the 1st Monday at 5:00. Nocona goes on the first Wednesday of every quarter at noon.
SIGNALS: ??
NOTES: Bowie is an odd town. They have a double-sixteen Sterling and a ton of Model 2s. Nocona is the town that gave us this gem of a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqGdt89ZFY