Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Happy new year! First test of the new year (and new decade)! Originally, I was planning on filming this today, but I got a vibe it wouldn't work. Well, I was wrong; and ironically, the siren I ended up going to (one of the ones that normally always works) ended up failing. Oh well.
I believe I am the first on YouTube to get a high quality, up-close recording of one of these rare prototype 1212's running on their original (and very rare) EOWS*C/B analog controller in the wild. These controllers pre-dated the SiraTone and were also prototypical in nature. I believe these were the first electronic outdoor warning sirens Federal manufactured. Despite a few pitch fluctuations, this one seems to be holding up pretty well and eventually reaches peak pitch near the end of the test.
These sirens were part of a rushed order of sirens made for the planned Zimmer Nuclear Plant and later were sold or moved to nearby areas when the plant's owners abandoned the idea of nuclear energy due to backlash. The plant's owners subsequently converted the plant to coal generation; thus an EPZ was no longer necessary. Only about 4 or 5 of these sirens are left in operation in Ohio and Kentucky, however that number may be less now; as many have fallen into states of disrepair, and one in Ohio was struck by lightning last year, frying the controls and internals of the siren.
I'll definitely be getting a video of this siren very soon hopefully. Enjoy!
Clermont County tests their warning sirens on the First Wednesday of every month at noon. Some of their sirens seem to be hit-or-miss as to whether they work or not, others work every time.
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Recorder(s) Used: Sony ICD-PX370 Audio Recorder (placed about 30' from siren)
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Happy new year! First test of the new year (and new decade)! Originally, I was planning on filming this today, but I got a vibe it wouldn't work. Well, I was wrong; and ironically, the siren I ended up going to (one of the ones that normally always works) ended up failing. Oh well.
I believe I am the first on YouTube to get a high quality, up-close recording of one of these rare prototype 1212's running on their original (and very rare) EOWS*C/B analog controller in the wild. These controllers pre-dated the SiraTone and were also prototypical in nature. I believe these were the first electronic outdoor warning sirens Federal manufactured. Despite a few pitch fluctuations, this one seems to be holding up pretty well and eventually reaches peak pitch near the end of the test.
These sirens were part of a rushed order of sirens made for the planned Zimmer Nuclear Plant and later were sold or moved to nearby areas when the plant's owners abandoned the idea of nuclear energy due to backlash. The plant's owners subsequently converted the plant to coal generation; thus an EPZ was no longer necessary. Only about 4 or 5 of these sirens are left in operation in Ohio and Kentucky, however that number may be less now; as many have fallen into states of disrepair, and one in Ohio was struck by lightning last year, frying the controls and internals of the siren.
I'll definitely be getting a video of this siren very soon hopefully. Enjoy!
Clermont County tests their warning sirens on the First Wednesday of every month at noon. Some of their sirens seem to be hit-or-miss as to whether they work or not, others work every time.
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Recorder(s) Used: Sony ICD-PX370 Audio Recorder (placed about 30' from siren)
© Copyright 2020 by firefreak57 studios. Do not copy any content on this channel without permission. All rights reserved.
