Vandergrift, PA - ACA Alertronic AL-6000R Siren Test (w/Ambiance)- All Signals - 5/7/22

[@Mr_Toroshi]

I love this kind of siren more than the Whelens using the HI-LO tone.

[@borkluchtalarm]

That Hi-Lo tone sounds majestic!

[@ianssirenproductions]

well now we got to hear another dual tone 6000R out there, man if only ROLLING MEADOWS COULD HAVE DONE THAT

[@SteelCitySirensandTrains]

I am shocked just by hearing all signals of this thing. Lucky you.

[@sirensofneohio3979]

Well “all signals” technically but they messed up attack and didn’t let it recycle back up

[@SteelCitySirensandTrains]

@@sirensofneohio3979 Still shocked tho.

[@MichanaAlerting]

​@@sirensofneohio3979 Also these sirens have more available signals than manual activation buttons so the only way to hear true all signals is with radio activation

[@ericsorrels4170]

As a member of vandergrift #1 this is an awesome video and a chance to hear our siren from a different perspective. Thank you!

[@sirensofneohio3979]

We thank you for having us! Definitely made the 3+ hour drive worth it!

[@SockyNoob]

I mean....... that's one way to make a lightning rod I guess lol. Always been a bizarre sounding siren imo.

[@elevatorssirensofmsp248]

Man that is such a cool sounding siren. Glad it was finally recorded!

[@sirensofneohio3979]

I’m very happy we got a video of it too. It’s too close to my house to have been left unrecorded

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

I personally think 850/1020Hz MadahComs sound the coolest

[@cookiemonster123454]

I live a block away from this siren and I love the sound of it!

[@sirensofneohio3979]

I’d kill to live close to this thing 😂

[@DEADPOOL1418-d7h]

@@sirensofneohio3979hi

[@gianhub]

This is so epic and must have been such an awesome experience. Just one thing, I still haven’t heard another ASC siren do all the tones and include a fast wail. The ECN in Milton, WI, has a fast wail tone but it’s never been heard elsewhere

[@ArenSkreigh]

Hmm I have never heard a siren go this high on hertz, sounds almost musical. Dual tone for the win.

[@tylerhall8646]

Hello from Canada I really like this siren the hi lo tone at the beginning is music to my ears we dont have thes anywhere in Canada now theres 1 city in Ontario called Sarnia that had these in the 2000s used for hazmat nuclear and severe weather such as Tornados they got replaced by these crappy ones that suck i wqith they were still there

[@sirensofgahannaOhio]

I love how it charges up for the alert

[@tornadoandfiresirensofohio8479]

Dude this is biblical. This is foam worthy SHEESH

[@Rcdude2007]

Sounds like a electronic version of the Thunderbolt 1003

[@MichanaAlerting]

They're a little different. Mostly ACA and ASC use a 6/7 tone ratio in their alertronics while the 1003 is 5/6. This changes the undertones and the roar if it's on an analog controller. Also this siren is always dual-tone in every signal but the 1003 can only produce two tones so it's hi lo is "single tone"

[@OhioOutdoorWarningSirens]

Major W's in the chat

[@northdakotasirens1520]

Sounds godly

[@WNYSirenGuy]

Amazing! I should've made the trip down there to see and hear this!👍

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

At first I thought it is the one from Rolling meadows before I found the installation date lmfao. Great video you guys sure got lucky

[@dank980]

i wonder where that alertronic went?

[@SockyNoob]

​@@dank980 was sold to a private seller I'm pretty sure

[@dank980]

@@SockyNoob it went to an enthusiast, found that out a couple months ago

[@thoward575]

there was a dual toned one in rolling meadows, il

[@pauljohnston3510]

As a Captain at Vandergrift, thank you for showing off our siren

[@a3denclaggett254]

Yiperoo!!!

[@mysst1c_]

Man it sounds really nice!

[@bruinhaleymusic]

COME ON DOWN YOU KNOW I GOTCHA

[@RailfanBrenden.]

0:45 What is The Hi Lo Signal Used For

[@Bangmarker]

Fire

[@ACAAllertor125]

I love Alertronics.

[@SIRENS_OF_OHIO_AND_MICHIGAN]

0:19 HI-LO 2:00 GROWL? 2:30 PULSE 2:54 ALERT 3:17 ROTATION 3:28 GROWL? Lemmi know if I screwed up on any of these

[@CentralOHSirens]

Only W’s man 😭🔥

[@sirensofneohio3979]

Fact Checkers say this info is false

[@southeast_minnesota_sirens04]

God DAMN this is epic!!

[@natestrains1166]

I'm assuming this has a newer ASC controller because of the lightning strikes which probably fried the analog one. It's cool that they kept it dual-tone!

[@sirensofneohio3979]

Nope still had ACA boards and stuff. There’s a photo of it at the end of the video

[@natestrains1166]

@@sirensofneohio3979 did the main controller look like the regular analog units?

[@FSM_Reviews]

@@sirensofneohio3979 It appears to be a very early ACA digital controller. These (with the exact same box) were later rebranded with the familar ASC blue rectangle logo after ACA went under in 1992-1993. i.imgur.com/0gA3wHQ.jpg

[@L1sirens]

I think I’ve heard this tone before

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

Very nice video guys

[@JP3_C6Z]

Cool sounding, but the no windup/down kinda sucks. Sounds like some others nearby do wind up/down

[@CJP_Productions]

2:29 sounds like a thor guard

[@-northeastohiosirensandtra5641]

..... I'm done! You all get treated like God's! If I were to ask for that I would get told to leave lmao! NICE video!

[@sirensofneohio3979]

I’ll coordinate one with you. Surprisingly it’s not that hard to get someone to set it off for ya.

[@linysirenfirebuff4786]

@@sirensofneohio3979 it really isn't....except i know many people in fire depts so maybe that's just me🤷🏻‍♂️

[@novawarningsirens]

Nice video man!

[@vance7304]

The one thing i dont lke about those is the tones just cut in no wind up it is just anoying when you live near whelen 4004s and 4008 and 2910 sirens

[@huejazz6939]

They do wind up, it’s just not audible. They were designed to activate the tone generator before engaging the amplifiers. Sarnia Ontario Canada had these in the late 1980s early 90s and they were programmed to engage the amplifiers first, thus had an audible wind up.

[@MichanaAlerting]

ACS and ASC's digital controllers do have a windup but it's at a very low amplitude to give nearby people a notice before it blasts at full volume. This one does it, but it's just hard to hear. Some controllers are programmed incorrectly or purposefully so they don't wind up, but more often than not they will.

[@vance7304]

@@MichanaAlerting wow that is somthing i never knew i mostly live aroud whelen and federal signal sirens.

[@MichanaAlerting]

@@vance7304 Yeah, ACA and ASC electronic sirens aren't that common in the wild or among collectors so there's a little more mystery to them

[@windycitysirens]

Common Cameron W

[@ff29h2]

How long ago did they stop using it for calls? I believe #2's 2T22 still goes off for calls

[@sirensofneohio3979]

They still use it for calls afaik

[@ff29h2]

@@sirensofneohio3979 what tone

[@brianputignano1823]

As member of said department, it still goes off for most calls. Non emergency calls it does not go off. We use the initial tones as our alert. I knew it had different signals but this is the first time hearing the others.

[@ff29h2]

@@brianputignano1823 thank you

[@101redman1]

@@ff29h2 the first tone you heard is the one used

[@none-s3j]

rare!

[@Supersonic_Sirens_TX]

W alertronic

[@Ishowdementia]

Sounds like a dual toned whelen

[@rossnolan2883]

Wow 🤩

[@alerlattan3635]

That sound like a hi lo

[@FSM_Reviews]

That must be one of the first digital ACA controllers ever made.

[@DJ2226]

This one had a logic board replacement at some point. The 6000R was discontinued and replaced with the AR-1600 before they switched to digital. The first AR-1600s were analog, and the earlier digital boards peaked at the same pitch in alert as they did fire and attack.

[@C2706silokomitifuap]

If Indonesian Railroad crossing had 2 tones

[@nailitdown219]

Hell i can hear this thing in Hyde Park

[@CycloneJoey518]

Holy $hit that's so cool 🥵

[@DroneAnt]

69 comment..

[@Cute928-o4k]

That kawaii lmao