Gatlinburg sirens and Kentucky sirens

[CrazyCalvinWilliams]

As many of you know, I recently got home from my vacation in Gatlinburg. Well, I saw some sirens on the way and I decided to take some photos:

Tennessee Sirens

Oak Ridge National Security Complex: ASC T-121 and Mystery Speaker Array


Oak Ridge National Security Complex: ASC T-128


Oak Ridge Post Office: ASC T-121


Kentucky Sirens

Owen County Volunteer Fire Department: Sterling Siren


Sterling Siren Controls (notice the radio antenna on the top of the box):


Owenton Post Office: ATI


Buffalo Trails Bourbon Distillery: Federal Signal 2001

[Melvin Potts]

The Owenton P.O. siren looks more like a "Master Blaster." Haven't seen any ATIs with speakers that big.

[murrfarms]

The "T-128" in Oakridge is actually a T-135 AC/DC, and your mystery speaker array is one of the first ACA Allertronics ever built (exact model unknown though). Seems they must have a lightning problem in that area, or they're just really paranoid; all the sirens, both new and old, appear to have lightning rods sticking up above them. Haven't ever personally seen that before on a siren install. On another note, I have to ask...what in the hell happened to that 2001-130?? Thought at first it was burned, but it looks like it's covered in soot/ash or something. Must be in a pretty rough environment!

The Owenton P.O. siren looks more like a "Master Blaster." Haven't seen any ATIs with speakers that big.

You are correct, that's definitely a Loudoun product. Even has the octagonal enclosure in the center that all of the horns are mounted to. Judging by the aging of the speaker head, it looks to be an ES2000 model.

[4J25]

The "T-128" in Oakridge is actually a T-135 AC/DC, and your mystery speaker array is one of the first ACA Allertronics ever built (exact model unknown though). Seems they must have a lightning problem in that area, or they're just really paranoid; all the sirens, both new and old, appear to have lightning rods sticking up above them. Haven't ever personally seen that before on a siren install. On another note, I have to ask...what in the hell happened to that 2001-130?? Thought at first it was burned, but it looks like it's covered in soot/ash or something. Must be in a pretty rough environment!

The Owenton P.O. siren looks more like a "Master Blaster." Haven't seen any ATIs with speakers that big.

You are correct, that's definitely a Loudoun product. Even has the octagonal enclosure in the center that all of the horns are mounted to. Judging by the aging of the speaker head, it looks to be an ES2000 model.

Yes, the speaker array is a Masterblaster, and the "Lightning Rods" are antennae.

[AQHort]

The early ACA Allertronic is quite an interesting looking siren; it looks like a stack of 3 Eclipses. I too must ask however, what the devil is with the 2001? It's a 130 so it definitely shouldn't look like that just yet.

[mrboojay]

I tlooks like they painted the -130 black with some cheap non-outdoor paint.

[4J25]

I just realized something. Look at the base of the Masterblaster, the box where all four Atlas speakers connect into. Compare that to the base on this one:

DSCN2990 by 4j25, on Flickr


DSCN2985 by 4j25, on Flickr

Is it just me, or is one different than the other?

[mrboojay]

It looks the same to me. The tower mount may cause it to have an odd shape.

[murrfarms]

...and the "Lightning Rods" are antennae.

Look again. Those are not the antennas; the actual antenna is a small directional "Yagi" type, further down the pole (see first photo). I've seen lightning rods like those before, but never on a siren installation.

[Tyler]

It looks like they painted the -130 black with some cheap non-outdoor paint.

I don't know but that 2001 is freaking me out.