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Kasm279 wrote:Went on a siren hunt last weekend and found two mysteries.

First up in Paris, Idaho on top of the fire truck garage behind the city building
https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... s?h=3982af

The other one is in Afton, Wyoming and looks rather rough. https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... n?h=1b8afc

I also found a Sentry in Alpine, but I don't know the models. I'm guessing a 10V2T, but I have no idea. Can someone explain their naming system? https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... y?h=3cfe73
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Kasm279 wrote:Went on a siren hunt last weekend and found two mysteries.

First up in Paris, Idaho on top of the fire truck garage behind the city building
https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... s?h=3982af

The other one is in Afton, Wyoming and looks rather rough. https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... n?h=1b8afc

I also found a Sentry in Alpine, but I don't know the models. I'm guessing a 10V2T, but I have no idea. Can someone explain their naming system? https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... y?h=3cfe73
First one is a Darley 2V8 siren. Btw I know this cause I live near one.

Second one is a Darley Model. Patton used to have one until it was scraped when the county got their new radio system, and they still use their low tone sterling, but I can see Atton's is a high toned sterling.
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Sirenguy02 wrote:The 2nd pic is a Sterling Vertical.
I took that picture btw, anyways that Vertical Sterling sounds like a 16 port Horizontal one, I hear it every time the county sets it off.
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How can I tell if these are model 5s or model 7s? The red one on top of the fire station is still in use for fire calls and I THINK weather warnings. The grey one is decommissioned and I am trying to get a hold of it to restore it. The red one is single-toned but the grey one was put out of service before I moved in so I'm not entirely sure. It looks older and could be a different model but the one on the fire station is probably regularly serviced while the grey one hasn't been touched since the cold war ended.
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thewoog34 wrote:How can I tell if these are model 5s or model 7s? The red one on top of the fire station is still in use for fire calls and I THINK weather warnings. The grey one is decommissioned and I am trying to get a hold of it to restore it. The red one is single-toned but the grey one was put out of service before I moved in so I'm not entirely sure. It looks older and could be a different model but the one on the fire station is probably regularly serviced while the grey one hasn't been touched since the cold war ended.
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Sirenguy02 wrote:
thewoog34 wrote:How can I tell if these are model 5s or model 7s? The red one on top of the fire station is still in use for fire calls and I THINK weather warnings. The grey one is decommissioned and I am trying to get a hold of it to restore it. The red one is single-toned but the grey one was put out of service before I moved in so I'm not entirely sure. It looks older and could be a different model but the one on the fire station is probably regularly serviced while the grey one hasn't been touched since the cold war ended.
Usually a Model 7 is taller then a Model 5.
You can also sometimes tell between a dual tone and single tone if it is close enough, the stators are pretty easy to see in them.

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Kasm279 wrote:Went on a siren hunt last weekend and found two mysteries.

First up in Paris, Idaho on top of the fire truck garage behind the city building
https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... s?h=3982af

The other one is in Afton, Wyoming and looks rather rough. https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... n?h=1b8afc

I also found a Sentry in Alpine, but I don't know the models. I'm guessing a 10V2T, but I have no idea. Can someone explain their naming system? https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... y?h=3cfe73
Okay, so the first one is a Darley 2V8, second is another Darley model, but what is the Sentry? (I want to know what it is before I post it...)

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Kasm279 wrote:
Kasm279 wrote:I also found a Sentry in Alpine, but I don't know the models. I'm guessing a 10V2T, but I have no idea. Can someone explain their naming system? https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3570226 ... y?h=3cfe73
Okay, so the first one is a Darley 2V8, second is another Darley model, but what is the Sentry? (I want to know what it is before I post it...)
The Sentry is just what you suspected it is, a 10V2T. There's a slim chance it could be a 10V1T (double 8 port rotors), but it's a safe bet that it's dual toned since a single tone-double rotor one is rare to come across.

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mr_thunderbolt1003 wrote:The Sentry is just what you suspected it is, a 10V2T. There's a slim chance it could be a 10V1T (double 8 port rotors), but it's a safe bet that it's dual toned since a single tone-double rotor one is rare to come across.
How old is that series? I ask because the wires at the base of the pole (as you can see in one of the pics) are cut.

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