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Favorite tones on emergency vehicles - dual or single tone?
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:54 am
by siren_face2000
What are your favorite tones on emergency vehicles? I think a dual toned siren with hi-lo and super fast wail would definitely catch my attention. I rarely hear the Hi Lo siren in Aberdeen, SD, but when I do, it's a treat. What are your favorite tones, and do you prefer single or dual tone systems?
Re: Favorite tones on emergency vehicles - dual or single tone?
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 11:40 pm
by JasonC
Hi-lo (American electronic, not Euro) is my favorite siren tone. The StarSignal Vehicle Products has the best hi-lo tone and Whelen has the worst. I like Code 3's hi-lo tone as well as the older FS PA300 hi-lo tones. Carson sirens have very deep hi-lo tones.
Re: Favorite tones on emergency vehicles - dual or single tone?
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 12:34 am
by siren_face2000
I rarely hear Hi-Lo on any of the sirens that Aberdeen, SD's emergency vehicles use, but I love the fact that I live close to the main fire department in downtown Aberdeen. Almost every time there's some sort of call, I can see & hear part of the action right from the comfort of my own living room window! What really gets me going is how many emergency vehicles I see in one run, especially the police! The more emergency vehicles, the more interesting things get!
Re: Favorite tones on emergency vehicles - dual or single tone?
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 2:30 am
by JasonC
siren_face2000 wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 12:34 am
I rarely hear Hi-Lo on any of the sirens that Aberdeen, SD's emergency vehicles use, but I love the fact that I live close to the main fire department in downtown Aberdeen. Almost every time there's some sort of call, I can see & hear part of the action right from the comfort of my own living room window! What really gets me going is how many emergency vehicles I see in one run, especially the police! The more emergency vehicles, the more interesting things get!
It's fun! Back when I was a volunteer firefighter, my favorite part of a call was sitting in the officers seat blasting all of the horns and sirens
Re: Favorite tones on emergency vehicles - dual or single tone?
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 2:42 am
by siren_face2000
Once within the last 2-3 months I had seen not 1, not 2, not even 3 police vehicles going to an emergency, there were 5 of them, and I even saw a SWAT vehicle being used as well at some point last year I believe.
Re: Favorite tones on emergency vehicles - dual or single tone?
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 2:51 am
by Synther