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HOR Siren Hamilton ,Ohio (North of Cincinnati)
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:27 am
by Jpressman8
Here is a video I shot today of the HOR Siren in downtown Hamilton. Strange sounding siren. Careful it is loud. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRG0xA7Srjo
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:01 am
by Fletch
I think we've all been waiting for proof of an HOR siren that rotates.
Thank You for posting!!
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:16 am
by Jpressman8
Fletch wrote:I think we've all been waiting for proof of an HOR siren that rotates.
Thank You for posting!!
No problem.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:35 am
by Oldiesmann
One minor correction...
In your description, you say that the building is the city garage. The city garage is actually on Route 4 just north of the Fairfield city limits. There's a pole-mounted TBolt near the city garage.
The building that the HOR is on is the former municipal building. It's now known as Heritage Hall and also houses a museum of some sort.
For those who are interested, there are lots of great photos of that building at
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3TE6
Glad to see that old thing still works. I was really excited when I found it several months ago and was hoping that it was still in use, since so many old sirens seem to be forgotten.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:57 am
by Jpressman8
Oldiesmann wrote:One minor correction...
In your description, you say that the building is the city garage. The city garage is actually on Route 4 just north of the Fairfield city limits. There's a pole-mounted TBolt near the city garage.
The building that the HOR is on is the former municipal building. It's now known as Heritage Hall and also houses a museum of some sort.
For those who are interested, there are lots of great photos of that building at
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3TE6
Glad to see that old thing still works. I was really excited when I found it several months ago and was hoping that it was still in use, since so many old sirens seem to be forgotten.
There are a few other buildings with really cool architecture in the downtown area. I lived in Hamilton for 3 years when I was younger, but was not old enough to appreciate them. I was parked on the service entrance side so I just assumed
it was a garage.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:06 am
by kswx29
That thing sounds scary! Reminds me of when there was a 500AT near my old house, it really sounded scary when it would rotate my way. I imagine that also sounds crazy at a distance.
Awesome video.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:46 am
by Elliott
The ironic thing is, I didnt see you when I filmed this yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A81DMPD-zrI
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:30 pm
by Jpressman8
I was in the black Explorer parked in the hotel parking lot. I saw you over next to the parking meter filming.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:59 pm
by Elliott
Yeah, I was using the parking meter to stabilize the camera, plus I think it actually helps the low end of the audio vs. what gets absorbed by your hand. I should have got a clip of the people walking by holding their ears.
I used the church bells as a cue of when to start recording.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:00 pm
by Gil
The sound reminds me of a Decot.