Analog Whelen 4004 Attack Siren Test Lowell, IN 1/6/18

Siren: Whelen WPS 4004, 2 RPM, 669 Hz
Town: Lowell, IN (Lake County)
Location: Volunteer Fire Department
Test Time: 1st Saturday 12 PM CST every month
Cycle: 2:17 of attack
Other note: Well this was certainly an unexpected surprise. Lowell, and possibly all of Lake County tested in attack today! And I'd say I picked the perfect siren for this surprise attack. This 4004 is the only Whelen in Lowell and I believe the only 4004 in Lake County (not including the Merrillville Vortexes).
This still has its original analog controller which I also wasn't expecting. I remember hearing this in the distance last year when I did the 130 on the east side of town and I heard a 465 Hz alert, so I figured it was a digital ESC 864. Wrong! And I was wrong thinking it was a Vortex too.
Once again, like the Model 2 video, I had to set my camera in a snow pile since I forgot my tripod.
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[@amtrak3501]

No tones? TRIGGERED

[@JMANWiSS]

Awesome! First siren video I've watched in its entirety in a long time. Good catch!

[@TrainsAndSirens1]

Excellent video!

[@SixThreeTech]

update: they swapped this controller with a digital controller :(

[@SteelCitySirensandTrains]

Damn

[@Sipex6484]

That's a great thing. That means this siren won't have many hiccups and won't get replaced for a long time

[@SteelCitySirensandTrains]

Sirens of the Sunshine State Does it still have an ESC-864 controller or does it have a different one now?

[@SixThreeTech]

Update again: the controller wasnt swapped, they tested a different tone instead of wail, so the analog controller is still alive

[@SteelCitySirensandTrains]

Nova's Tornado Sirens & More Wooo. My favorite Analog controller is back. Thanks for the update

[@sirenmaster1735]

The old version of these sirens sound scary. I like the new version of these better

[@Keaton0801]

you think that's scary, you should try living in that town where the hor sirex no 15 is. Now that's a scary thing to hear on a dark stormy night, with a tornado warned supercell bearing down on ya.

[@matthouseholder6928]

Interesting tone!

[@coydog7902]

Sounds awesome!!!!!

[@eddiehimself]

My favourite is the bit where it goes OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo

[@dinkindane]

This actually called wail. Attack is fast wail for Whelens

[@JP3_C6Z]

It’s so wierd to see an analog 4004 lol.

[@kellylaco5871]

It sounds like a a STH-10

[@spenofzeros]

I wasn’t expecting it to sound like a STH-10B

[@fredlohmann1448]

sounds like a sth-10

[@CentralTexasSirens]

The Amarillo 8RPM Thunderbolt was 669 Hz too.

[@1000BT]

oh shut up

[@CentralTexasSirens]

OH SHUT UP

[@connieradil3573]

It sounds like a federal signal model 5 attack tone if I am right

[@trivast]

ow

[@lonely.toaster]

My ears

[@FreddyFazbear-os4su]

Is it still active?

[@TommyBNSF]

As far as I know it should be.

[@FNAFNicky]

FNAF

[@FNAFNicky]

​@@TommyBNSF DON'T GET STUFF IN A ANIMATRONIC SUIT BY FREDDY! 😟