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Owning a Siren?
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:38 pm
by I Wanna Name
Hi I'm new here, and I would like to know if it is legal to operate a siren? Or how about owning one?
I live in the Chicago area.
Re: Owning a Siren?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:36 am
by Tyler
#1 It's legal to operate a siren on test days or if you are in an area that is permitted for loud noise or if no one lives within one to two miles then it's legal. If it's a quiet siren that won't bug your neighbors then it's legal.
#2 You can own a siren it's not illegal.
Re: Owning a Siren?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:39 am
by coastalsyrolover
Yea I own a thunderbolt and will occasionally growl it with no blower and nobody complained.
Re: Owning a Siren?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:46 am
by Tyler
coastalsyrolover wrote:Yea I own a thunderbolt and will occasionally growl it with no blower and nobody complained.
My point exactly. :thup:
Re: Owning a Siren?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:17 pm
by Stevan Z
I Wanna Name wrote:Hi I'm new here, and I would like to know if it is legal to operate a siren? Or how about owning one?
I live in the Chicago area.
Hey welcome I'm from the Chicago area too! In the city, it is probably illegal to operate a siren.
Re: Owning a Siren?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:50 pm
by I Wanna Name
Cool! Thanks guys.
Re: Owning a Siren?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:17 pm
by freebrickproductions
Question number 6 on the FAQ page on the main site has a good answer in my opinion.
https://airraidsirens.com/sitefaq/
Re: Owning a Siren?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:42 pm
by coastalsyrolover
The most simple way to do it... Call the police head and just ask "May I set my siren off with your system?" You may have to move it somewhere and run it off of a generator or some crud like that but honestly that's probably how you are going to be able to do it. I can only do a no blower growl of my thunderbolt without moving it to a city that has sirens... And even there doing it full blast can only be done for like 10 seconds (Because that's how long they test them.)
Re: Owning a Siren?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:52 pm
by coastalsyrolover
o.O good thing I don't own my siren out there then...
Re: Owning a Siren?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:24 pm
by Stevan Z
TurbopropPilot wrote:coastalsyrolover wrote:The most simple way to do it... Call the police head and just ask "May I set my siren off with your system?"
Please do not call the Chicago Police. They are not in charge of the Sirens. Just do yourself a favor and do not operate a siren within Chicago's City Limits.
I totally agree with this.