The weirdest sirens ever seen.

[SunshineStateSirens]

I've been working on a map of every known Sterling Siren to have existed for the past 5 or so months, and I have come across many weird things during that time.

This, however, is the crown jewel of all oddities and atrocities...

Meet Biscoe, North Carolina's ROTATING Model M.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/QKusx32au3hXoXZdA

The thought of a rotating Sterling almost unsettles me. Zero idea what benefits come from this but... I appreciate the effort?
That really would be cool to see in action!

It has a slight advantage. The most focused beam of sound on this siren I believe comes out of the air intakes. Half the sound also comes out the ports though, so it doesn't NEED to rotate but it is technically good it does

[hewo]

Sorry If I Am Bumping, But Someone Finally Got A Recording Of This Beast!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60QvPkjEI6A

[traintraveler]

Sorry If I Am Bumping, But Someone Finally Got A Recording Of This Beast!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60QvPkjEI6A

Hail to the yeah!

[SunshineStateSirens]

Here's some weird Sterling stuff for you guys.

This M used to be mounted atop a water tank. I've only seen this done twice, to memory. This is the one I own
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YWgUqcz3mVDQV5T56

Model 2V8 on a gazebo
https://maps.app.goo.gl/j2nGWiE7TUePL76b8

Model M with the sounders mounted at a 90° angle. No clue why they thought this was a good idea.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WPyg2NbV2WEZYUcy6

This used to have just the ghetto horns, though the fire department thought it'd be nice to put the both sounders over one of their ghetto intake tubes.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PvPGowcpkUrYaNZ79

This M was removed from display, then put back up about 12 years later, only without the motor and the rotors.....
https://maps.app.goo.gl/caihPhq4CeHhdaCm9

Model 20 Sirenlite on a pole.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mMenpA5L54jYFXFX8

Little Giant with HUGE horns.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/omS9QZbqh6WWRbFC6

Have fun

[Eclipse DDS]

This M was removed from display, then put back up about 12 years later, only without the motor and the rotors.....

I think that the ex-display Model M looks the most cursed, it reminds me of what I thought sirens looked like before properly getting into them…

[Sentry88]

This M was removed from display, then put back up about 12 years later, only without the motor and the rotors.....

I think that the ex-display Model M looks the most cursed, it reminds me of what I thought sirens looked like before properly getting into them…

I can very much relate. I wonder what happened to the motor and choppers.

[hewo]

Here's some weird Sterling stuff for you guys.



Little Giant with HUGE horns.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/omS9QZbqh6WWRbFC6

Have fun

Little Giant? More Like Giant Giant!

[SunshineStateSirens]

This M was removed from display, then put back up about 12 years later, only without the motor and the rotors.....

I think that the ex-display Model M looks the most cursed, it reminds me of what I thought sirens looked like before properly getting into them…

I can very much relate. I wonder what happened to the motor and choppers.

I plan to ask at some point.

[traintraveler]

This M was removed from display, then put back up about 12 years later, only without the motor and the rotors.....
https://maps.app.goo.gl/caihPhq4CeHhdaCm9

I remember looking at a picture of that on The Siren Archive a long time ago, and at the time I thought it was an H.O.R. Boy was I wrong...

[Ziginox]

Apparently, using Model Ls and other small sirens isn't that uncommon. Here's one from Tetonia, ID:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37845152@ ... 3233983128
Even worse, using a SelecTone:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37845152@ ... 3232566351
And in the vein of some of the other posts, I could never figure out why there was such a huge platform for this Model 5T/7T:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37845152@ ... 1691706193