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Whelen's "Gas Proof Protection" Signal...i might r
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 5:40 am
by kswx29
Just west of me in Manhattan, Kansas there is the risk of a Earthquake with a magnitude of over 5.0..enough to break the dam of a nearby lake called "Tuttle Creek Lake" Now while work is being done to streighthin the damn, 6 Whelen 2809's have been placed in portions of the City of Manhattan, Rural Riley and Pottowatomie County.
Go here for more infomation Anyways the signal for a emergency within the dam is Whelen's "Gas Proof Protection" signal...to hear it
Go here and click on Siren Sound Samples and click on the second from the last little circle button and click play...make sure it says "Gas Proof Protection" Anyways they test the sirens every monday at 10:20am...they do 10secs of Alert, Attack, and the Gas Proof Protection Signal..also voice anouncments saying it is a test...my question is do you think it is worth getting up around 8:30....and spending around 15$ to go there and video one of the sirens? If so i am considering going to Manhattan this comming June and videoing it...what do you think?
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:01 pm
by ermaff6231
i definetly think its worth the $15
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:20 pm
by SirenMadness
Yeah, I say to go with it, too. Fifteen bucks isn't that much to pay when confronting something this exciting.
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 10:01 pm
by quiksmith10
That would definitely be interesting and further the community's library of siren recordings with offering a new sound. I for one have only heard the Hi-Lo, Whoop, and Air Horn (once when a computer chip went bad). I'm sure very few people in the siren community haven't heard this tone before. It would definitely be interesting to hear as a recording.
I would do it.
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 3:20 am
by MightyThunderbolt
I would spend $15.00 easily for it. The "gas" sound is a new one on me. Let me know when you get it posted.
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 3:01 pm
by whs1325
Go record it. I'd love to hear it.
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 5:38 pm
by scooterbugs25
I dont think i have heard it called "Gas proof" signal before. That Signal is the same Signal that Clarksville, TN uses for Flooding. . Im with everybody else, go record it!
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 9:11 pm
by Thunderin' Thunderbolt
The recording on the website that he mentioned is very interesting, it's like a backwards loop.
Please record it, the acoustics will sound *awesome*!
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 12:26 am
by High Low Boy 2
Whelen has the alternate set tones (mostly used on the other side of the world like Denmark ect) but they sound kooky to me PS I love this new message board
High Low Boy 2
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:04 pm
by zetronist
OK, here's a question...
Does anyone know why Whelen chose the name "Gas Proof" for this signal?
Does it mean "Gas proof your house?" when this signal is activated, as in some kind of chemical spill or chemical terrorism? I'd be interested to know. It's a rather unique name for a sound.
John