A few more eastern Oregon sirens plus a mystery siren

[Mac]

is a 3t22 rotor the same as the 2t22? I've never gotten to see either

[weasel2htm]

is a 3t22 rotor the same as the 2t22? I've never gotten to see either

My understanding is that the only difference between a 3T22 and a 2T22 are the presence or lack of solenoids.

[Daniel]

This guy is a 15" rotor? That must be a huge wire going up to it?

No. That siren could fit in the palm of your hand. I meant the last group of photos of the siren on the ground behind the fire station.

[Jim Z]

is a 3t22 rotor the same as the 2t22? I've never gotten to see either

yes. the 3T22 is a 2T22 with the dampers/solenoids which lets it do the hi-lo signal.

See Eric's explanation here:

http://civildefensemuseum.com/sirens/firesig.html

[Mac]

No. That siren could fit in the palm of your hand. I meant the last group of photos of the siren on the ground behind the fire station.

Ok, that's the one I was talking about. I didn't think it could be 15"!

[almdoc]

The coolest thing is in the very first picture of the fire hall with the bell tower, diaphone and siren. One of the original public outdoor warning devises is there, a bell striker. This town must have had a Gamewell box system. The bell striker would bang out the box number and alert the vollies. The diaphone replaced the bell striker. I would bark out the box number. There is a lot of public alarm history in that tower.