Homewood, IL Whelen 4004 Alert/Voice, Siren Ambiance

[@ChicagoSirens]

That was an amazing ambiance! I've said it before and say I'll say it again, I think you can find the best ambiance in the Chicago area due to its variety of sirens. That 465 hz tone sounds amazing and so does the voice. This video proves why my favorite electronic siren is the 4004. Great job Noie!

[@gulliverarchives9529]

Awesome video! That's definitely the older-era Whelen voice.

[@purpleviolet207]

That voice echo is so awesome!

[@ShowMeSirens130]

Voice has one epic echo!

[@borderlinebaseball5852]

I just wanna get on there and say attention customers Walmart is now closing.

[@gidagorfen8947]

Or..."Ball return on lane 3!"...

[@elevatorssirensofmsp248]

That ambience....

[@TRI-RAIL-TRCX507]

The voice sounds like in Lake Forest IL

[@stephensnell1379]

The chirping of the birds in this video is absolutely beautiful and lovely If I'm correct it's Sparrows that are chirping

[@squiddy7863]

Always love tests from the Chicago burbs. Interesting to hear the different systems start up at different times with a variety of sirens. Is that an antenna on the back of the head or am I seeing things?

[@tylernoie7279]

+squiddy7863 Good eye, that's actually some sort of lightning rod. The antenna is further down on the pole.

[@Brandon714_]

Great video! I had no idea that Homewood has Whelens!

[@khmam]

0:36 i heard a thunderbolt 1003

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

You realize it also could me a 1000T as well right?

[@CentralOHSirens]

It was neither of those. It was a 3T22.

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

I think I hear a 2001 in the background along with what sounds like a 2T/3T22 siren?? It sounds dual toned but I can't name it.

[@CentralOHSirens]

Yknow, reading the description is also an option too.

[@doge4798]

2:20

[@SirensOfWA]

this is a vortex

[@FA50PH]

Vortexes Can't Do Voice

[@CentralOHSirens]

Vortex’s don’t have voice capability

[@SirensAndElevators]

Nice video! And I'm just wondering but have you heard a P-50 or a Cyclone in person? Illinois has several of them in a few places as well.

[@BlueThunderboltsiren]

Collector rings!

[@thattechdude]

Again, what's the difference between the Vortex and the 4004? They both look EXACTLY THE SAME! (apart from when rarely they have a weird fin attachment thing. im assuming that is for the sirens that don't have rotators???? idk.)

[@thattechdude]

But they are both EXTREMELY loud.

[@WarningSirensOfMichiana]

4004 can do voice, Vortex cannot. Easiest way to tell is by looking at the controls. Vortex will have a small box with a single door, a 4004 will have a larger box with two doors. And they really aren't that loud at all, but their tone carries very far.

[@thattechdude]

Oh ok. For a while I've been trying to figure out whether my local tornado sirens were 4004's or vortexes. Now i know that they are the new version of the 4004 because they would put the voice on there. Thanks for telling me the difference.

[@thattechdude]

and that tone sounds exactly like the one I have. The strange thing is, my county hasn't tested them all winter or fall. They haven't tested them for almost 4 months, and on top of that, they failed again to test them this past first Tuesday of the month. Any ideas on why they wouldn't be testing them?

[@sirensofneohio3979]

SlayerGaming_TV Yep, the 4004 has a square rotator box and a Vortex has a rectangle rotator box

[@michaelaccardofrontczak]

Isn't that siren behind the Homewood Fire Department?

[@coltenfritz413]

Homewood has three sirens. This one is in the park, there's one by the water department, and then the one by the fire department.

[@illinoisangling1677]

CFComm there is also the other 4004 near dolphin lake lark on 183rd street

[@noahrhoden1145]

what year is this siren

[@michelleseidl6667]

hearing that voice sounds pretty creepy

[@erikdedo487]

It’s not too bad😂

[@clumoostudios3585]

I heard some p-50s

[@MuertoPorDentro512]

Roughly how far away would you say the 2001 units are that we can hear at the beginning of the video?

[@erikdedo487]

StuffGooglePlus probably anywhere between 5 and 15 miles depending on which ones you’re talking about

[@johnerikson7094]

My city’s siren system has the same message, but I think it’s said by the guy who used to be Whelen’s ceo or something like that. His voice is not as deep as this.

[@SimplexSys]

The guy who does it now is named Tom. Before Tom, there was Paul. Before Paul, in the 80s, there was a deep voiced woman. Back then they recorded voice messages on a made to order basis unlike stock messages that are ready made now.

[@catpusic9009]

I watch this one befor

[@stevibelfeuil6284]

Lot of likes!!

[@angusbodrie7472]

Angus

[@FA50PH]

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[@CentralOHSirens]

Angus

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