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by Daniel
Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:39 am
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: look what i found in this video
Replies: 3
Views: 4179

Re: look what i found in this video

Looks like a standard Polish siren. Use the search term "OSP syrena" for more.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LbWdgwVrqM
by Daniel
Sun Aug 06, 2017 5:23 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: the hunt for the 12/12 and 1/12 port allerter
Replies: 14
Views: 10038

Re: the hunt for the 12/12 and 1/12 port allerter

Most pre-war low tone sirens in Germany had three ports, but there may have been some smaller, high-speed sirens with only two ports. A one-port siren would require a ridiculous motor speed to make any meaningful noise.
by Daniel
Sat Aug 05, 2017 2:52 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Sirens in Greenland
Replies: 8
Views: 10610

Re: Sirens in Greenland

I would presume they're Danish, like most things in Greenland. The whole population is 50,000, so I doubt they have a siren factory.
by Daniel
Sat Aug 05, 2017 6:19 am
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: Noon test ambience in Qaqortaq, Greenland
Replies: 0
Views: 2393

Noon test ambience in Qaqortaq, Greenland

I visited a couple of small towns in southern Greenland last week. While I waited for the church bells to ring at noon, this happened instead.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZjFQPu_XoI
by Daniel
Sat Aug 05, 2017 5:38 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Sirens in Greenland
Replies: 8
Views: 10610

Sirens in Greenland

I had the opportunity to visit two towns in Greenland a couple of weeks ago while on vacation. The world's largest island, Greenland is a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but does not use the same electronic sirens as mainland Denmark. The town of Qaqortoq, population around 3,000, tes...
by Daniel
Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:13 am
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: Test of siren in Argentina
Replies: 4
Views: 4185

Re: Test of siren in Argentina

That is an eight-port, single-speed siren. Many Argentine sirens are twelve-port sirens with two-speed motors, copied from WWII Italian models, which make a kind of slow wail by slowly alternating between speeds.
by Daniel
Mon Jun 19, 2017 2:59 am
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: Test of siren in Argentina
Replies: 4
Views: 4185

Test of siren in Argentina

I'm not sure how these men could stand so close without hearing protection.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEAX9c3QfNc
by Daniel
Sat Jun 10, 2017 8:33 pm
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: Modulator Ambiance - "To the Colors" and "Star Spangled Banner" - Tinker AFB, OK. 6/6/17
Replies: 1
Views: 2636

Re: Modulator Ambiance - "To the Colors" and "Star Spangled Banner" - Tinker AFB, OK. 6/6/17

Nice. It reminds me of the day my ship arrived in Piraeus (Athens) early in the morning and docked next to a naval complex. I awoke to the sound of bugle calls and the Greek national anthem.
by Daniel
Mon May 29, 2017 5:03 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: First Documented 7/10 Siro-Drone
Replies: 3
Views: 3715

Re: First Documented 7/10 Siro-Drone

There was a video of one of Massapequa's sirens many years ago but it disappeared.
by Daniel
Mon May 29, 2017 5:00 pm
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: E-Class test, Kaukauna, WI
Replies: 1
Views: 2739

Re: E-Class test, Kaukauna, WI

YouTube kids and their incessant Roblox videos have better sound quality than this thing.

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