ARCHIVED: Mystery Sirens (2008-3/2021)

[PeachtreeSirens]

Cooper WAVES HPSA, probably for the Suitland Federal Center or thereabouts. Compare with this video.

I'll have to go hunting at some point to figure out a precise location.

[Daniel]

Is that Bullard in Murray, Utah?

[Synther]

Is that Bullard in Murray, Utah?

Yes.

[motorsgears]

These images are from Google maps in Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama. In 2011 only the Whelen on the left was there (which is the last time street view was updated), by 2013 the mystery siren popped up next to the Whelen, and by 2015 the Whelen was removed, leaving only this new device. What is that thing? Could it be an ATI or an ASC E-Class? If you know what the siren is or have any info on sirens in Evergreen, Alabama, your help would be appreciated.

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[freebrickproductions]

Either an ATI or an E-class, that's for sure. I know I found an ATI (the 8 horn kind) on the southside of Cullman, Saturday, so ATIs do exist here in Alabama. E-classes also exist here in Alabama, as Redstone Arsenal has a system comprised mostly of them.

[Valra Bellkeys]

Is the pole sticking out to the side like a street light(but not towards the street...)?.. Or is that just a google maps glitch. I would however have to say if IT WAS a glitch, that it could be a ATI/E-Class.

[DJ2226]

Looking at the box on it I'd lean to saying it's an ATI of sorts. The Type II and III style panels that ASC uses would be a bit longer.
Here's another Vortex. This one hasn't been replaced.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/31%C2 ... !1s0x0:0x0

[murrfarms]

Based on the size of the horns compared to the Vortex speaker housing and the fact that there are four of them, it could also very well be a Loudoun ES-5000 siren (aka the "Master Blaster"). I'm almost leaning more towards that being the case here instead of an E-Class or ATI, most especially since Loudoun is headquartered not too far away in Georgia. They seem to be stepping up their game in the southeastern corner of the country ever since they redesigned their amplifier setup to run solely off of trickle-charged battery power instead of using a PA amplifier that only runs on AC power, like their older models had. I don't know if that DC amplifier setup was introduced with the ES-4000 model, but I do know that the ES-5000 does use a DC-powered amplifier setup. Their controls/tone generator has always been powered by DC, usually via a small AC-DC power supply in the cabinet, but the use of an AC-powered amplifier has always been what hindered them from having a totally DC setup in the older designs.

[4J25]

That's definitely either an E-Class or an ATI. I would know from all my experience with siren mapping from above. I'm leaning towards ATI, as they are just simply more common.

Speaking of Loudoun Communications, they've made it all the way up here in Northern Kentucky! Henry County has ES-2000's, Owen County has ES-2000's and possibly a 4000, and Carroll County has ES-4000's and a 2000 which replaced a system of 2001-DC Roundbacks. Interestingly enough, all of these counties border one another.

[freebrickproductions]

Based on the size of the horns compared to the Vortex speaker housing and the fact that there are four of them, it could also very well be a Loudoun ES-5000 siren (aka the "Master Blaster"). I'm almost leaning more towards that being the case here instead of an E-Class or ATI, most especially since Loudoun is headquartered not too far away in Georgia. They seem to be stepping up their game in the southeastern corner of the country ever since they redesigned their amplifier setup to run solely off of trickle-charged battery power instead of using a PA amplifier that only runs on AC power, like their older models had. I don't know if that DC amplifier setup was introduced with the ES-4000 model, but I do know that the ES-5000 does use a DC-powered amplifier setup. Their controls/tone generator has always been powered by DC, usually via a small AC-DC power supply in the cabinet, but the use of an AC-powered amplifier has always been what hindered them from having a totally DC setup in the older designs.

Loudoun is probably also loving the fact that McCord is out of business, since it allows them to potentially have more customers.