Whelen Vortex R4, Full Attack/Wail: Martinsville, IN (Morgan Co. Tornado Siren Test, HD)
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Copyright 2017, Brandon Mendel (Please use with permission).
Originally Recorded 7/28/2017
Over the summer I tried something different and drove up to Morgan County. Unlike surrounding areas, Morgan tests the last Friday of the month instead of the first. I was here back in March, but the siren on the south part of town failed. Doubting it was fixed, I instead drove to the city park. Not to mention, the environment was quieter. No major highways in sight. Maybe just a couple people walking their dogs. That was it.
Once 11AM hit, the sirens closer in town went off for a full cycle of attack/wail. This one, silent. How frustrating, and a waste of gas. I was going to get the drone out, but I felt that it was going to ruin the ambience; the only usable footage I'd get...or so I thought. Just as the sirens in town shut off, I decided to start shutting down. As I was just about to hit stop, I heard something faint come from my scanner and then the siren went off and I jumped like maybe ten feet or more. I also learned there's other Whelen's activated on this separate system. Seems like they were coming from the east. I'll need to find those soon!
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The echo's on this siren. That's amazing!!
It's superb that it rotates in both directions
UPDATE 5/22/18: This siren has been replaced with a 2904
Apparently their Vortexes were having some issues. I know for a fact one was not working a few months prior to recording this one.
Will you head up to re-record it then?
This siren has a very powerful voice. It’s a shame it had to be replaced. BY ANOTHER WHELEN!?!?
Jb Bender cut it out.
Why? it seems to be louder than a 2904 and it sounds really healthy too.
This dude sacrifices his ears for this UA-cam channel. What a rebel...
That siren has a nice sound!
I like the sounds of the Digital E/ESC-864, especially on wail.
Our town has the same company, but it's an wps-4004
In gatlinburg tn, they had a whelen wps 4004, kinda like the whelen vortex, it was probably burned by the wildfires and was replaced with a federal signal modulator 5020
That's close enough, they look and sound almost identical.
@@wolfmaster873 I’ve been to gatlenberg before and I saw a federal signal modulator there
Sounds like it's got a lot of torque to it.
I like the echo on this siren! Amazing Sounding!!
It sounds cool i like these sirens
I heard that siren yesterday in Fort Worth Texas. 3 tornadoes
Austin Jenkins I know, I live in the Area too and I witnessed these sirens to. I was so scared
Yeah scary times
If Oxnard mayor allowed me a siren like this I’ll go get for every test day ;)
Sounds epic! 4004s are loud. Sounds like this packed a punch
This ain’t a 4004, this is a Vortex R4
@@dylanjb4065 I am used to calling these 4004s lmao. Idk why I did that. But they’re literally the same thing, only the 4004 can do voice and the vortex can’t
@@dylanjb4065 they r the same
@@dylanjb4065 its a whelen VWPS 4004
@@dylanjb4065 Nonetheless 4004s pack a punch too.
I love whelen’s wail
Woooo finally a town with my name in it :D
Damn that thing is LOUD ! :D
Damn! That echo!
Could I use this sound for a Scratch project?
0:39 starts
3:44 shut down
If you listen carefully at 3:44 in the video the siren receives the deactivation tone telling it to shut down and stop
0:07 Hold on mike I got a call on another line. *switches to line 2* 😭😭
Can I borrow this video so I can use it for my channel?
For some odd reason that siren sounds like elmo in my opinion
Where was the attack signal?
That is the attack signal you're hearing(Please, people who consider fast wail as attack, stfu). Usually, wail is considered attack. Fast wail is its own separate thing.
How close did those other sirens sound? I know of 2 east of Martinsville but they aren’t very close. There’s also 2 north of town as well
I want to say a mile or so. I know of a couple that direction too, but they're too far away. Where are the sirens north of town located?
DSRX100 here’s what I have. Whelen’s are grey: www.dropbox.com/s/jk924s96u86phth/File%20Nov%2009%2C%202%2001%2001%20PM.png?dl=0
The closest one I can think of was Painted Hills Lake, but it sounded like it was coming from a more easterly direction. I guess it's something that's very new. I'll check it out.
Let me know what you find out! I emailed the EMA director asking about sirens in the county but he's reluctant to share that info with me unless I go meet him in person. Doesn't seem that he actually wants to meet with me because he's not willing to flex his schedule for me to make the hour drive down there during the work week.
That's interesting. Especially because Monroe Co, to the south, lists all their locations online and here it's a secret, like it's classified or something. I'll probably drive around there next time I'm in the area and see what I can find. How many sirens are on your map? Matt sent me a spreadsheet years ago, but I think it's outdated now.
If sirens are working just fine, why replace them
Was the other siren that failed another Vortex?
Yes.
Can anyone tell me if you know what numbers the dtmf activations use?
0:40 it sounded like a fire truck
Your friend from a small community and your friend from Marion county.
People who do plays make their snow cone syrup to do a play about a snow princess.
They do.
Great job
Where was the siren
Martinsville City Park, which is north of town.
DSRX100 okay
No wps 4004 is Vortex r4
You know
how the hell is the echo so loud??
Because in the jungle but not jungle it like tree become echo sound.
Bro siren attack or wail. 😎 You support me? Nice! I like and subscribe.
What like is 554 like? I like! No people like you video?I subscribe and like.
Where is
Attack on Whelen sirens is fast wail
Amazing 🤩
It is so super awesome you know I been seeing echoes inside the voice of wheel and tornado siren named Whelan I think that's Whelan's cousin right there he is waiting on alert to go off I have an echo inside my voice when I go in the other room my echo would be so superb but anyways next Friday there will be a lockdown drill and we always practice drills every single task every task we do is like fire drills lockdown drills Intruder drills and the third one is related arts and every world has to do every single work on your computer when they have to stop when they're doing there's going to be a game but guess what I'm going to a new work I am going to Dorman on October the 5th and I will miss you guys in November I think there is going to be a pet turkey next Friday November the 5th and end of October we will be and oh yes Whelan is right there there it is trying to see that's amazing!!
How loud is this thing?
Wasn't bad, it's definitely an R4. But it's not the loudest thing I've done.
DSRX100 sounds more like a cop's car siren.
Loud one time there was a siren next to are house and it was this whelen vortex
My town has the same sirens, there's one right next to my house and it's loud enough to wake me out of a stone cold sleep.
I think Odenville Alabama has one but the ema says it don't work but i think it was working in 2011
I have one of these a few minutes away
Holy reverb
No is Vortex r4
the echo scared me lol
Silly Vortex, it thinks it's a fire truck.
My city has one
I have the ones in Aubrey for me. Samantha Alexis & Mia. Kaitlyn Hanson
I created Aubrey I have the ones for me Samantha Alexis & Mia.
Their 6 in kindergarten.
The ECHO!!!
That echo tho...
People who do plays use their snow cone syrup to do a play about a snow princess.
Sounds like a fire truck.
I know
But way louder
No
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No is wps 4004 is Vortex r4