Whelen Vortex R4 | Alert and Hi-Lo

Whelen Vortex R4 | Alert and Hi-Lo | Wilmington, OH

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6 жыл бұрын

Type: Whelen Vortex R4
Signal: Alert and Hi-Lo (test)
Location: 170 Park Drive, Wilmington, Clinton County, OH (Williams Memorial Park)
For the first Saturday in March, we decided to get a Vortex in Wilmington. Our original plan was to try and grab the brand new (installed two days prior) OA4 that replaced the 2001-DC downtown, but it wasn't hooked up yet. Either way, pretty happy that we were able to get our second successful Wilmington test. This particular Vortex is 435 Hz, and in case you can't tell, it's a clipper! Regardless of the obvious driver issue, it was pretty loud in person. Oddly enough, the hi-lo was much louder than the alert in person. Enjoy!
A side note, there was someone in their car next to us trying to get someone's attention in the skate park, so that's what all the honking is.
Clinton County sirens are tested on the first Saturday of each month at noon.

Пікірлер: 39

@Tigers9596 6 жыл бұрын

I love that old high-low so much.

@Tigers9596 6 жыл бұрын

I've seen it.

@thatonethattalksalot7656 5 жыл бұрын

There's something about the hi lo that makes this siren unique!

@ChicagoSirens 6 жыл бұрын

The 435hz Hi Lo sounds amazing! Nice video.

@stephensnell1379 3 жыл бұрын

What I like about the video so much is how the head of the siren is rotating in both directions I like that it rotates in one direction, stops and then goes the other way

@niks_crazy_world 6 жыл бұрын

Seems like a lot of people recorded sirens in this area that day. Nice recording!

@SETX_Sirens_and_Rail_02 6 жыл бұрын

That's cool hearing the old 435hz high-low.

@scienceguy722 5 жыл бұрын

Man I wish whelen could release a new siren with collector rings...

@user-nx7fr3qp3v 16 күн бұрын

Collector Rings aren’t as Reliable. With Electronic Sirens if they get Dirty the Siren won’t Function Properly.

@sirenfreak57 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Too bad the OA4 wasn’t hooked up yet.

@JMANWiSS 6 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@thethunderbolttornadosiren7924 6 жыл бұрын

That hi-low tho is cool

@stephensnell5707 Жыл бұрын

You mean Hi-Lo

@TrainsAndSirens1 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! Did you meet up with any siren enthusiasts?

@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL Жыл бұрын

He pretty much always does. He usually meets up with Michael (Bluegrass Sirens), August (CVG1000T), and some other ppl

@PrimordialCicada 6 жыл бұрын

Nice

@CL-zk2yg 6 жыл бұрын

I'm finally kinda early

@sirensofneohio3979 6 жыл бұрын

Who does the HI-Lo tone compare In loudness to Alert?

@Tigers9596 6 жыл бұрын

You know, there's the thing called a description right?

@authority3068 6 жыл бұрын

Rude

@tornadoandfiresirensofohio8479 2 жыл бұрын

It's louder

@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL Жыл бұрын

@@authority3068 bro is saying fax tho. Wasn’t being rude at all mg, if you’re talking about Miller

@KidCrazer14 4 жыл бұрын

What’s the difference between Vortex and WPS-4004?

@SouthGeorgiaSirens 3 жыл бұрын

4000 does voice and has a rotator that can pick any compass direction and has a taller square shaped rotator. While the vortex lacks both features and is a tone-only siren, and the rotator is more flat and rectangular.

@KidCrazer14 3 жыл бұрын

@@SouthGeorgiaSirens Ok, thanks!

@spclanghorne4494 6 жыл бұрын

I believe there's a NWS office in Wilmington

@4J25 6 жыл бұрын

You would be correct.

@generalmoonstone 6 жыл бұрын

Any particular reason it rotates that way?confused 😕

@4J25 6 жыл бұрын

This siren has no collector rings, and instead has wires running directly from the rotator to the siren head. The siren oscillates so that these wires aren't twisted and break.

@generalmoonstone 6 жыл бұрын

4j25 ok thanks

@1000BT 4 жыл бұрын

@@4J25 COLLECTOR RINGS COLLECTOR RINGS COLLECTOR RINGS COLLECTOR RINGS COLLECTOR RINGS COLLECTOR RINGS COLLECTOR RINGS COLLECTOR RINGS

@stephensnell1379 3 жыл бұрын

@@4J25 I myself would guess that this type of Whelen would also have a switch inside it to help control the rotation

@SouthGeorgiaSirens 3 жыл бұрын

@@stephensnell1379 yes, two metal tabs touch, and the controller takes that as a signal to reverse the rotation motor.