Posted: 6/12/2015 11:21:03 PM EDT
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What siren do you find to be your favorite, and why?
Poll inbound I alternate between yelp and wail, but find myself using yelp a little more. Work with a guy who LOVES hi/lo... which sounds like a UK police car. I suppose it turns heads. |
| Yelp and alert. Our new cars you can just bump the horn and it speeds the tone to hyper cadence which is nice. Changes the tone enough to get someones attention without having to mess with the console. Its runs sped up for abot 5 seconds then goes back to the normal tone |
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During late nights we have the Euro siren challenge. The goal is to use your Hi-Lo siren and key up the radio for a few extra seconds before/after talking during a code run and make sure every other guy hears your Euro siren.
Typically I run wail for the longer runs, and switch to yelp at intersections. |
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During late nights we have the Euro siren challenge. The goal is to use your Hi-Lo siren and key up the radio for a few extra seconds before/after talking during a code run and make sure every other guy hears your Euro siren. Typically I run wail for the longer runs, and switch to yelp at intersections. I bet siren sounds vary with types of AO officers are in. I have many, many intersections and I think that's why I'm using yelp so much. I too tend to find myself using wail while on highways... I very rarely use HiLo |
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Sirens have different sounds for a reason. Wail is a longer wavelength noise which can be heard from greater distances. Yelp is a higher frequency lower wavelength that should be used approaching intersections to vary the sound and better pierce through glass. Pierce and hi lo have acoustic properties that are best suited for penetrating into today's very soundproof cars but can not be heard as far away.
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Pretty much all I use is Hi-Lo.
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During late nights we have the Euro siren challenge. The goal is to use your Hi-Lo siren and key up the radio for a few extra seconds before/after talking during a code run and make sure every other guy hears your Euro siren. Typically I run wail for the longer runs, and switch to yelp at intersections. I think we work for the same department lol. |
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During late nights we have the Euro siren challenge. The goal is to use your Hi-Lo siren and key up the radio for a few extra seconds before/after talking during a code run and make sure every other guy hears your Euro siren. Typically I run wail for the longer runs, and switch to yelp at intersections. I would have to face punch somebody over these shenanigans. I HATE Hi Lo |
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Sirens have different sounds for a reason. Wail is a longer wavelength noise which can be heard from greater distances. Yelp is a higher frequency lower wavelength that should be used approaching intersections to vary the sound and better pierce through glass. Pierce and hi lo have acoustic properties that are best suited for penetrating into today's very soundproof cars but can not be heard as far away. This is awesome info.. where do u find this |
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I remember being taught this when I took EVOC years ago. There is some great info in this article too.
People have short attention spans but are perceptively changes in their environment . Vary your siren frequently to avoid having people tune you out. Most of all be safe guys |
| I use wail most of the time, but our new cars are equipped with a rumbler. I use the hell of it to clear intersections. It's extraordinarily loud and the tone is similar to a very loud bass system in a car. You can feel it in your chest across an intersection. It's also a fantastic tool if you catch your beat partner sleeping on 3rd shift. |
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Powercall This or Hi/lo seems to be standard for my VFD. When I'm riding shotgun or driving, I usually just mechanical and air horn, unless it's something big. In the blue and white car I'm paid to drive, it's the rumbler,usually on yelp or "prty". The rumbler gets almost everyone's attention. 
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Nothing gets their attention like the Rumbler. This. 
Plus my new car has lights overhead and on the front fenders, push bar, back passenger windows, rear window, and underneath the front and rear door that flash along the ground. I haven't had a single person fail to move over on me since I got it, and they generally move over and slow down too. |