For the last Marshall County test for the foreseeable future, I went back to the Highland Acres 'Bolt but set up about 1200 feet east in a field to try and get audio of the rest of the legacy system. Turns out that was a good call, because wow, the dissonant sound of Thunder rolling through town was incredible.
If anyone wants to go out here, now's the time, Marshall County sure isn't what it used to be. They just went through and replaced almost everything old, including the ACA stuff (major L). Mtown's 'Bolts are about the only remaining legacy sirens active in the county, and they are on borrowed time. Anyway, thanks for watching!
Sirens:
- FS Thunderbolt 1000AT (Main unit, ~1200 feet)
- FS&SThunderbolt 1000AT (Miller Middle School, ~1.36 miles)
- FS&SThunderbolt 1000AT (W Olive St., ~1.50 miles)
- FS&SThunderbolt 1000AT (E Olive St., ~2.75 miles)
- FS&SThunderbolt 1000AT (12th Ave., ~3.31 miles)
- FS 2001-SRN*B (S 12th St., ~2.26 miles)
Date Recorded: 12/06/2022
Location: Highland Acres Rd.
City/State/County: Marshalltown, IA, Marshall County
Testing day/time: Every Tuesday at 9:00AM
Cycle(s) tested: Full alert
Additional enthusiast(s) present: N/A
Recording equipment:
- Nikon Coolpix B700 Point-&-Shoot (Main shot)
- Canon Powershot SX540 HS Point-&-Shoot (B-roll)
- Canon Vixia HF-R800 (audio)
- 2X Sunpak Ultra 6000PG tripods
NOTE: I, Midwest Siren Productions shall NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE for any unauthorized use of the radio or siren audio UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. This is made purely for entertainment and educational purposes only and is in no way made to encourage any foul play.
Enjoy, and thanks for tuning in to MSP!
-Cheers