The cool thing about seeing the dispatch center in the first clip, is that notice on the grey table, that is an old Motorola QuikCall I encoder, with the extension. Today, these are extremely rare and hard to find. What an awesome piece of history.
The siren shown in the video was located at Harry Stone park. Not sure if it's still there or not. Most of Dallas's old sirens are still in place. That's the Dallas Civil Defense director at the time CW McCoy towards the end of the video.
Holliday, Electra and Archer City still have a few active Thunderbolts. Wichita Falls used to have at least 20 Thunderbolts, but they have been replaced with Whelen Vortexes.
I have always thought that if they were just going to leave those thunderbolts in place that they should just test them WITH the 2001s for EXTRA coverage and then if albeit one of the thunderbolts broke, then no actual coverage is missing.
Interesting to see that pretty much all the sirens in the system where manually activated. Kind of makes me wonder how they would of done it at old station 5. given that the control box is mounted well out of arms reach in the station!
Super cool to see those old Thunderbolts in action during their prime.
The cool thing about seeing the dispatch center in the first clip, is that notice on the grey table, that is an old Motorola QuikCall I encoder, with the extension. Today, these are extremely rare and hard to find. What an awesome piece of history.
The siren shown in the video was located at Harry Stone park. Not sure if it's still there or not. Most of Dallas's old sirens are still in place. That's the Dallas Civil Defense director at the time CW McCoy towards the end of the video.
It appears to still be around, according to the most recent satellite views available. Good eye!
It's sad that dallas replaces thunderbolts with 2001-130's, But I may get more thunderbolt sirens around towns in texas and oklahoma.
Holliday, Electra and Archer City still have a few active Thunderbolts. Wichita Falls used to have at least 20 Thunderbolts, but they have been replaced with Whelen Vortexes.
@@MinecraftPro97k as well Nocona has a Thunderbolt too.
Nah, it’s not there anymore.
Yep, When Dallas Had Thunderbolt 1000 And 1000Ts Back Then.
they still have it go to their whole foods, then you'll see the squared horn (thunderbolt) siren
Dang! At least there is video of this!
this is an awesome video. love seeing all those old control consoles and the old T-Bolt control boxes
I have always thought that if they were just going to leave those thunderbolts in place that they should just test them WITH the 2001s for EXTRA coverage and then if albeit one of the thunderbolts broke, then no actual coverage is missing.
They did in 2010, but by 2011 or 2012 they decommissioned them.
its kinda weird to see an original thunderbolt like never got restored or anything
Interesting to see that pretty much all the sirens in the system where manually activated.
Kind of makes me wonder how they would of done it at old station 5. given that the control box is mounted well out of arms reach in the station!
I bet they had either had 2 AR timers, one on the pole, and one in the building, or maybe just one timer in the building.
Ladders.
Great video and great content!
Oh boy I new the Thunderbolt 1000/1000T's are installed in dallas back in 1970's and then replaced it with 2001-130's in 2010.
I found a Modulator 3012 siren in Dallas Texas. It was located near the VA Medical Center DART Rail station.
Rob Can you send a link to location?
The very first wave of Thunderbolts came to Dallas in 1959.
Collin Sunday Ya
i think the hurricane an thunder bolt are the loudest air forces sirens
I always thought that Dallas' tornado sirens were tested at 12 noon... 🤔
Very neat content!
This is historical to see those thunderbolts brand new.
They were like 20 years old already
@@1000BT so you are telling me you don't see the shine on that 1000T?
@@1000BT so you are saying that these were installed in 1956?, i dont think so
@@YoooitsSCARS some were in 1959, but they kept adding them into the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
Awesome.
THUNDERBOLT
EVRAZ
Wow
back when quality sirens were installed
i kinda copied a comment from another video but replaced the made with installed
but who cares its a comment