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  2. Siren (alarm) - Wikipedia

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    In a pneumatic siren, the stator is the part which cuts off and reopens air as rotating blades of a chopper move past the port holes of the stator, generating sound. The pitch of the siren's sound is a function of the speed of the rotor and the number of holes in the stator. A siren with only one row of ports is called a single tone siren.

  3. Texas Instruments SN76477 - Wikipedia

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    SN76477 "complex sound generator" is a sound chip produced by Texas Instruments (TI). The chip came to market in 1978, [1] and TI ceased production of the part. [when?] A compatible version is identified as ICS76477. [2] The chip is typically used as a sound effects generator in arcade games and toys and for hobby projects. The use of the ...

  4. Federal Signal Modulator - Wikipedia

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    Their Modulators consisted of 5020s, 3012s, 6024s and 5020Bs. Their EOWS 612 sirens were part of their original SiraTone system and were later on upgraded to UltraVoice controls as the new system utilized them. All sirens sounded in a male voice message that says “ATTENTION! ATTENTION! THIS IS A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY SIREN SYSTEM.

  5. Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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    CBS defended the statement, saying that the tones' usage was a "dramatic portrayal", and that it was an "integral part of the storyline about a family's visceral reaction to a life-threatening emergency". The show's sound editors achieved the effect by downloading EAS tones from YouTube and modifying the volume of the tone.

  6. The Mosquito - Wikipedia

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    The Mosquito or Mosquito alarm is a machine used to deter loitering by emitting sound at high frequency. In some versions, it is intentionally tuned to be heard primarily by younger people. Nicknamed "Mosquito" for the buzzing sound it plays, the device is marketed as a safety and security tool for preventing youths from congregating in ...

  7. Electric vehicle warning sounds - Wikipedia

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    The sound should be easily indicative of vehicle behaviour and should sound similar to the sound of a vehicle of the same category equipped with an internal combustion engine." [ 21 ] In April 2014 the European Parliament approved the legislation (Regulation (EU) No 540/2014) that requires the acoustic vehicle alerting systems, which is ...

  8. Tennessee tornado sirens failed to sound in storm that ... - AOL

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    Since 2003, such sirens have been used in the state to alert residents to imminent danger from tornadoes.. In 2013, a $2m grant was provided to the Nashville county to upgrade the system with new ...

  9. List of sirens built by Alerting Communicators of America

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    This siren is similar to Federal Signal's Thunderbolt series. Only a single unit remains in service in Milwaukee, WI. Screamers Electro-Mechanical 2, 5, 7.5, 10 8, 9, 9/12, 10/12 1968–1994 Omni Directional 102–115 dB at 100 ft. Series of small vertical sirens, comparable to Federal Signal Corporation's vertical sirens. Sentry 95