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Re: Thunderbeam question

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:37 pm
by JMAN
sirendude2012 wrote:The question was "Was there ever an RSL-10?" Mixerbd699 replied by saying the STL was discontinued before the idea of the Thunderbeam became a reality. Make sense now?

OT: I'm curious if the 2001 shown in the patent was actually available at some time. If it was, were there any installed? If there were some installed, where are they?
Ok, I see, I know right! I am curious to see what these sound like, or if they just sound like the RSH-10 Thunderbeam.

Re: Thunderbeam question

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:54 pm
by sirendude2012
The "RSH-2001" as I have dubbed it may have been an idea Federal tossed around for the 2001. There are other interesting things in the set of 5 patents.
The 2001 Roundback (literally, the back was CIRCULAR)
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The 2001 chopper/stator assembly
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2001 chopper/stator assy. pt 2
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis ... 7590-3.png

The Thunderbeam thingy
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A Non-rotating variation of the previous thingy.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis ... 7590-5.png

Both of the Thunderbeam-like ideas could have worked well. The 2001 horn facing down outputs 127 db by itself. The disc could have added another 5 to 10 db. (STH rates 113, RSH rates 123. That's where the db came from) The other idea is basically the 90 degree Beam reflection idea but it is a true omnidirectional. Federal had some creative minds back then, that's for sure.

Re: Thunderbeam question

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:07 am
by LukeH
I believe there is one in the wild, and we just wrote it off as a tbeam with a custom top. I cant remember where the picture went or where it was located

Re: Thunderbeam question

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:20 am
by sirendude2012
Remingtoncountry wrote:I believe there is one in the wild, and we just wrote it off as a tbeam with a custom top. I cant remember where the picture went or where it was located
Could you try your best to find the picture? I have a feeling it might end up like your picture of that Dual rotor siren...

Re: Thunderbeam question

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:46 am
by ACAPenetrator50
This is just a guess, but is it the one Clayton installed, that he put a Model 5 cone on? Or am I thinking of something different?

Re: Thunderbeam question

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:17 am
by LukeH
sirendude2012 wrote:
Remingtoncountry wrote:I believe there is one in the wild, and we just wrote it off as a tbeam with a custom top. I cant remember where the picture went or where it was located
Could you try your best to find the picture? I have a feeling it might end up like your picture of that Dual rotor siren...
I wish I was that lucky. all I had to do for that was slaton mystery siren and boom found it, ive been searching for the t beam for the last half hour

Re: Thunderbeam question

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:39 am
by sirendude2012
Remingtoncountry wrote: I wish I was that lucky. all I had to do for that was slaton mystery siren and boom found it, ive been searching for the t beam for the last half hour
I have a big gut feeling we might find it in the middle of Mystery sirens. I'll try to find it too.

Re: Thunderbeam question

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:45 am
by mrboojay
ACAPenetrator50 wrote:This is just a guess, but is it the one Clayton installed, that he put a Model 5 cone on?
No, that is the one I own now. It is a regular Thunderbeam.

Re: Thunderbeam question

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:59 pm
by LukeH
ACAPenetrator50 wrote:This is just a guess, but is it the one Clayton installed, that he put a Model 5 cone on? Or am I thinking of something different?
That may very well be the one..are there any pictures of it?