Finally aquired a set of Thunderbolt RCM'S!, plus info on the Gordon Nebraska siren changes.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:31 pm
Recently work has me traveling through northern Nebraska, and on a trip to Valentine, I pulled into Gordon to eat and noticed the 1003 behind City Hall was down. The same fate happened to the 1000(x)s to the north and west. On a free day I set out to find who was in charge of them, made quick contact, and inquired about purchasing the rcms. I was told the city wasnt sure what they'd do with the old sirens yet (the replacements werent in yet), but gave the guy my number and hoped for the best.
A few months later I pulled into Gordon again wondering if they had their replacements up yet, and to my surprise they installed ASC T-112s at each Thunderbolt site (see miscellaneous siren photos thread)(was betting they'd be 2001-130's!) I called the guy in charge the next day and inquired on the rcms again, we agreed to a cash price, and a few days later on the way back home I picked up my precious's!
I talked to the guy about the upgrades, and he said the phone company replaced the old phone lines with fiber optic, and the city opted to replace the sirens and convert to radio controls instead of getting the components to make the bolts function. He also hinted there were some issues, but I didnt bug him too much on the details. At some point I either need to hunt down or build an AF timer, my AR timer worked for the RCM1 though.
Enough yapping, heres my boxes.
A few months later I pulled into Gordon again wondering if they had their replacements up yet, and to my surprise they installed ASC T-112s at each Thunderbolt site (see miscellaneous siren photos thread)(was betting they'd be 2001-130's!) I called the guy in charge the next day and inquired on the rcms again, we agreed to a cash price, and a few days later on the way back home I picked up my precious's!
I talked to the guy about the upgrades, and he said the phone company replaced the old phone lines with fiber optic, and the city opted to replace the sirens and convert to radio controls instead of getting the components to make the bolts function. He also hinted there were some issues, but I didnt bug him too much on the details. At some point I either need to hunt down or build an AF timer, my AR timer worked for the RCM1 though.
Enough yapping, heres my boxes.