Makes & Models
Competing Companies
Port Ratios
Famous Sirens
Small Sirens
100

Federal Signal Corporation patented THIS siren with a unique rotating reflector in the 1980s.

What is the RSH-10 or "Thunderbeam"?

100

Alerting Communicators of America was succeeded by THIS brand in the 1990s, which then became American Signal Corporation.

What is Hörmann?

100

ASC's Tempest lineup all use THIS port ratio.

What is 8 port?

100

The current siren that resides at Milwaukee's Fire Station 39.

What is the Milwaukee Hurricane?
100

Federal Signal currently produces THIS series of electronic loudspeakers.

What is the Selectone Series?

200

Alerting Communicators of America produced THIS siren in the late 1960s that highly resembles Federal Signal's Thunderbolt.

What is the Hurricane MKI? (Mark 1)

200

In 1967, James "Jim" P. Morgan left ACA to create THIS company, that made sirens very similar to ACA's Superbanshee. That company was later sued by ACA.

What is Soundmaster?

200

Federal Signal's 2/3T22 uses THIs port ratio.

What is 10/12 port?

200

The very over recorded siren located at Weitkamp Park.

What is the Hudson P-50/T-135AC?

200

Federal Signal made THIS type of siren, which used a unique mechanical damper to create a pulsating signal.

What is the Model PL?

300

In the 1990s, ACA made THIS series of electromechanical sirens using low-voltage DC motors and controllers with battery backup.

What is the Performance Plus Series?

300

In the late 90s, Dale Moeller, a former ACA worker who left ASC formed THIS company who invented the first ever T-128.

What is Excel Alerting Systems?

300

Older Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1000Ts use THIS port ratio.

What is 4/5 port?

300

The radio tower mounted siren that is well known by Wisconsin enthusiasts.

What is the Rib Mountain P-50/T-135AC?

300

A small company made THIS siren using small air compressors.

What is the Thor Guard?

400

In the 1920s, Federal Electric patented THIS siren that is still in production today under the Federal Signal name.

What is the Model 2?

400

In the early 1970s, ACA was worried about a lawsuit between them and Federal Signal because their Hurricane MKI highly resembles FS's Thunderbolt. ACA then created THIS siren to succeed their MKI Hurricane.

What is the Hurricane MKII? (Mark 2)

400

The port ratio of Federal Signal's model 500SH.

What is 12 port?

400

The rare siren that used to reside at a fire station in Chicagoland.

What is the Darien Hurricane?

400

A recently founded company makes THIS type of siren using loudspeakers and an amber beacon strobe.

What is the Pocket Perry Lightning Siren?

500

In the 1990s, ASC rebranded ACA's Screamer S-7.5 to THIS model.

What is the OM-112?

500

In the 1970s, Alerting Communicators of America made fun of Federal Signal Corporation for THIS siren having a large supporting bracket to hold it up, where as their Hurricane MKII needed no support bracket.

What is the Thunderbolt?

500

The rarest port ratio of ACA's Banshee 110, only found in an elusive town in Iowa.

What is 10/12 port?

500

The siren located on top of a parking garage in Downtown Minneapolis.

What is the "West Bank" Thunderbolt?

500

THIS small company makes sirens out of loudspeakers that are most often found in Indiana.

What is Custer Electric?

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