Federal Signal Corporation, Electronic Siren, Model Pa-20A Series 2E. Great vintage siren from the 1970's. Used on a Boston fire apparatus of the time.
I LOVE the sound it made when you switched it from Manual to Wail. The glitch before the wail sounded so classic. Reminded me of some of those old movies with the old police cars chasing the bad guy.
En Venezuela América del Sur, una empresa privada de ambulancias, importó de Estados Unidos varias ambulancias Cadillacs en los años 70´s y venían equipadas de serie con esa sirena, el sonido es inconfundible, muchas gracias por recordar esa época.
@@BlackieFoxxless : PA300s were used on Fire apparatus and Battalion cars. Ambulances in the 80s and early 90s used SP Mark 7 sirens, and then switched to PA4000 which they still use today
I use to use that 4th tone between wail and yelp all the time and it seemed to clear traffic much better. I guess it was the pitch? There was not a slot on the selector for it, you just had to feel around until you got just right.
Do you still have the siren speaker that is shown in this video? It is a Whelen model that I’ve been looking for to complete an old crossbar that I have. If you still have it, I’d be willing to buy it, or trade for a chrome CP 100 made by Federal. Please let me know. Thanks.
the old federal had the best sounding wail of any siren ever produced.
Even Motorola copied this siren when they made the astro spectra 9000
I LOVE the sound it made when you switched it from Manual to Wail. The glitch before the wail sounded so classic. Reminded me of some of those old movies with the old police cars chasing the bad guy.
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Best electronic siren ever made. Probably the last model you could "play with" in between tones.
happyjack880 ,nah inbetween tones were also capable with the PA 200 and PA 1000 models also.
This sounds a lot better than the thinner-sounding modern sirens.
Like the sucky Southern VP
The most distinctive sound of first responders. Everything else sounds like toys,or worse,vibrators.
FINALLY!! Someone who just lets the siren play, instead of fucking about blipping the tones. Thank you.
Blipping?
@@noelmeijer8095 Short bursts. Flicking it on and off quickly
@@minislayer2010 aaah, I understand! :)
En Venezuela América del Sur, una empresa privada de ambulancias, importó de Estados Unidos varias ambulancias Cadillacs en los años 70´s y venían equipadas de serie con esa sirena, el sonido es inconfundible, muchas gracias por recordar esa época.
Hacen un gran sonido. Esos viejos Cadillacs son tesoros en sí mismos. Espero que todavía estén por aquí.
I really love that Hi-Lo.
And I love the wail and the Yelp.
that is the best sounding siren. pa300 sounded to modern
I like this siren.
The manual reminds me of the old FDNY siren that was used from 1987 til 2009
You mean pa300?
@@BlackieFoxxless : Nah I think she means the sirens used in the 80s and most of the 90s. From the 90s up to 2012 had PA300s.
Ah..
Wait pa300 was only used on firetrucks and ambos
@@BlackieFoxxless : PA300s were used on Fire apparatus and Battalion cars. Ambulances in the 80s and early 90s used SP Mark 7 sirens, and then switched to PA4000 which they still use today
I use to use that 4th tone between wail and yelp all the time and it seemed to clear traffic much better. I guess it was the pitch? There was not a slot on the selector for it, you just had to feel around until you got just right.
The ‘Yelp’ is my fave selection 👮♂️
The yel-low reminds me of the Blues Brothers
Between yelp and hi low was good for freeway travel
GTA 5 siren lol. This thang is cool but I’d definitely choose a pa150 or pa200 tbh
I like when it sounds like in the movie The Blues Brothers between yelp and hi/lo.Or in other words like bird calling.
Have you try bridging wail and Yelp?
I've got the same siren. The only difference is that mine has a grey chassis cover.
Same one from Adam-12
Do you still have the siren speaker that is shown in this video? It is a Whelen model that I’ve been looking for to complete an old crossbar that I have. If you still have it, I’d be willing to buy it, or trade for a chrome CP 100 made by Federal. Please let me know. Thanks.
I actually sold the speaker to a friend 6 years ago, he was also trying to complete a bar.
@@Skulldiggers Thanks for the reply.
Hill Street Blues.
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How heavy is it
the siren box is very light, but the speaker is heavy, a couple of pounds, I guess.
Were did you buy this i like the between yelp and hi lo
I bought this from an individual, but you can get them on Ebay fairly often.