ATI HPSS-32R Siren Test, Voice and Chimes - Menominee, MI On 11/2/18

Today I took my first ever trip to Michigan to record one of these rare ATI HPSS-32R's that Menominee, MI has. This siren is located at the sheriff's office in downtown Menominee, MI. I believe that this siren replaced the Alertronic 6000R that is further down the street on 10th Ave. Menominee had one of the earliest systems of ACA Alertronic's on record. The Alertronics were ACA's first version with the chain driven rotator opposed to the later style. That system was replaced over 16 years ago with this current system of ATI HPSS-32R's. None of the Alertronics in Menominee are still attached to power and one of them has even had its rotator chain fall out. There are three of these ATI's in Menominee and this is one of the two that have been confirmed to work the other is located at the high school on the west side of town. Sam (Openblast64) recorded the High School siren in 2017, and can somewhat be heard in this video. He also attempted to record the one on the way north side of town, but it failed in 2016. We believe that it is either broken or that it is too far away from the radio tower to pick up the tones. With these sirens, it is impossible to be able to tell if the siren worked based on the position of rotation before and after the test concludes. These sirens are programmed to return to the "home" position after the test concludes. Anyway, Menominee tests their sirens every Friday at Noon. Thanks for Watching please rate comment and subscribe!

Photos of this siren: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmqfUSx5