The Siren Board

here are a few countries that use "American" sirens.

Istanbul, Turkey has a (maybe even a few!) 500 ST-108(s).
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YsO9g2jxyBw

There are some cyclones in Taiwan (Mostly in Taipei, but a few are in Taipei suburbs)
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4zZMOo3vacI

In Kuwait City there is a modulator.
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lRl_131svnE

In Latvia there are MANY 2001s.
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I7m5Jn-E5oY

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has Whelens.
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bN4_zdowDwM

Afghanistan has Whelen(S).
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0PhU-PIsUMw

Mexico has Modulators. (they use a custom tone)
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ExPmgFQcros

Denmark has Whelens.
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3PVT0BcK-2I



(there are way more but i'm lazy)

I'm fairly certain that the sirens in the Istanbul video are synthesized, they have a sound quality that doesn't quite match the rest of the video. Also, the Kuwait City Modulators are part of a nationwide system that replaced the only known installations of Thunderbolt 7000s. There's a few videos from a false alarm event (that's what it seems like at least) where you can hear them going off. One unit was recently discovered to still exist at the National Office of Civil Defence, as it was featured in a news report from them in 2016. ill post all those videos below.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quH4I5IMBFQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPyMcScnOaE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58c-va_y6LM

Istanbul sirens may be synthesized, as I kind of hear a 9/10 port siren in the background before the 500, but i know that Istanbul does indeed have 500-108(s)
When the 500 in Marshfield, Wisconsin was active it did not have such a slow windup, so you may be right.
Video of the Marshfield 500: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=np-XeUuE7tQ

hewo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 03, 2023 1:15 am

Istanbul sirens may be synthesized, as I kind of hear a 9/10 port siren in the background before the 500, but i know that Istanbul does indeed have 500-108(s)
When the 500 in Marshfield, Wisconsin was active it did not have such a slow windup, so you may be right.
Video of the Marshfield 500: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=np-XeUuE7tQ

500 ST-108 is not a real model number. this misnomer comes from an old Dane County, WI siren document that described where and what model each siren in the county was. almost all if not all of the locations had incorrect model numbers. The creator of the Istanbul video seems to have mistakenly trusted information given to him by either an inaccurate article or a inexperienced child in the youtube comments section. If the single tone siren in that video is even real, it is likely a Selay S-1170, an omnidirectional turkish siren model that is rather common in Istanbul.

i forgot the location its on some UK siren map but there's 3 3/2t22s in the UK some DSAs and some modulators and a 2001-130 and a banshee and some cyclones in London i think

There is (or maybe was) a Cyclone somewhere in or near Clydach, Swansea, which is actually quite well known.. Though apparently there's a rumor that it was replaced, but either way regardless if it's gone or not...


I got another example though it may be stretching the definition a bit... Police cars in France usually are equipped with Federal Signal lightbar/siren units... I don't know if that counts or not.

Darley Champion wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:16 pm

There is (or maybe was) a Cyclone somewhere in or near Clydach, Swansea, which is actually quite well known.. Though apparently there's a rumor that it was replaced, but either way regardless if it's gone or not...

It's gone
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6963103 ... 384!8i8192

I saw a video of a 2001 in Russia out of all places.

There are systems of Whelens in Denmark and Greenland. All 2800s and one 4008 in Greenland. I can't provide info as I am on mobile, but it is easy to find info through board search

Synther wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:35 am

There are systems of Whelens in Denmark and Greenland. All 2800s and one 4008 in Greenland. I can't provide info as I am on mobile, but it is easy to find info through board search

The 4008 is actually in Iceland if i'm not mistaken. Greenland has some smaller omni Whelens and some mechanicals that are likely Danish in origin.