The Siren Board

As i was comming home from our trip in Ogle County, we were on I-90 in the western-most part of town, when i spotted a water tower. I looked under
it. Low and behold, a T-128 stands proudly under it. It was kind of
far away, but i could see that it was a T-128. I looked up at the water
which clearly read "Hoffman Estates". I was SHOCKED. My town has 3
ACA Allertors and 4 RM-130s.

Could this be the beginning of a possible siren upgrade?

I would seem ironic that Hoffman Estates would be replacing the majority of their system so late. I wouldn't want those Allertors and RM-130s to go. I surely wouldn't see a need in replacing the RM-130s, as your video showed the siren working very fine. Let's just hope that they are not going to be replacing any of the good sirens.
Also, was there a siren in that general location before the T-128? If not, they might just be increasing the profile of the system.

SirenMadness wrote:I would seem ironic that Hoffman Estates would be replacing the majority of their system so late. I wouldn't want those Allertors and RM-130s to go. I surely wouldn't see a need in replacing the RM-130s, as your video showed the siren working very fine. Let's just hope that they are not going to be replacing any of the good sirens.
Also, was there a siren in that general location before the T-128? If not, they might just be increasing the profile of the system.

I'm pretty sure there was an RM-130 very very close to where the T-128 is.
I wonder what happened to it

Tele.Tech.4000 wrote:

SirenMadness wrote:I would seem ironic that Hoffman Estates would be replacing the majority of their system so late. I wouldn't want those Allertors and RM-130s to go. I surely wouldn't see a need in replacing the RM-130s, as your video showed the siren working very fine. Let's just hope that they are not going to be replacing any of the good sirens.
Also, was there a siren in that general location before the T-128? If not, they might just be increasing the profile of the system.

I'm pretty sure there was an RM-130 very very close to where the T-128 is.
I wonder what happened to it

Hoffman moved the Penetrator Plus DC (RM-130) down the road and installed the T-128 to cover the growth that has exploded there as a result of the Sears complex and new sub-divisions that have popped up.

--SirenTech

SirenTech wrote:

Tele.Tech.4000 wrote:

SirenMadness wrote:I would seem ironic that Hoffman Estates would be replacing the majority of their system so late. I wouldn't want those Allertors and RM-130s to go. I surely wouldn't see a need in replacing the RM-130s, as your video showed the siren working very fine. Let's just hope that they are not going to be replacing any of the good sirens.
Also, was there a siren in that general location before the T-128? If not, they might just be increasing the profile of the system.

I'm pretty sure there was an RM-130 very very close to where the T-128 is.
I wonder what happened to it

Hoffman moved the Penetrator Plus DC (RM-130) down the road and installed the T-128 to cover the growth that has exploded there as a result of the Sears complex and new sub-divisions that have popped up.

--SirenTech

Thanks for the info! When did it get installed? How do you know all this?
Do you live close by?

Tele.Tech.4000 wrote: Thanks for the info! When did it get installed? How do you know all this?
Do you live close by?

That was done around 3-4 years ago....

I work for the contractor that moved the siren 8)

--SirenTech

SirenTech wrote:

Tele.Tech.4000 wrote: Thanks for the info! When did it get installed? How do you know all this?
Do you live close by?

That was done around 3-4 years ago....

I work for the contractor that moved the siren 8)

--SirenTech

Wow, looks like i don't get out much

What contractor do you work for? Have you installed all of their sirens?

We have installed all of Hoffman Estates sirens as well as many other communities throughout Northern Illinois.

--SirenTech