Recent content by mccurdyp

Thanks again for the (sometimes funny) suggestions and comments. Yes, the piezo siren may be loud, but it didn't deter the thief who broke in while away in October - and it is VERY LOUD in our great room with it's concrete walls and 14 ft ceiling! We have a 14 KW generator, so not concerned...

Yeah - I'd have to run a separate circuit. I talked to guys there and given the potential cost of the unit they're going to do some sound maps and make suggestions like maybe a double horn siren instead. But I still haven't ruled out the wireless transmitter/receiver to the guard station, with a...

I got in touch with the folks at Federal Signal and they have what I think s the perfect siren for me. https://www.fedsig.com/product/model-2-omni-directional-siren "Model 2 is an omni-directional outdoor warning siren capable of producing intense warning tones over a wide area. The highly...

Great idea, but we don't have line of sight to the guard shack. I have considered running a 12V line from our house to guard shack, and then adding a light or buzzer. Not sure if distance would still be an issue though

Thanks for the suggestions guys! We have one of those piezo screamers in the house now, but not sure if it would stop someone from just covering their ears with something and continuing to loot us. Ideally, I believe a loud siren that can be heard from guard station is best  solution - our...

That's a great idea Mike, but we only have cell service and suspend it when we're not here. I did consider running a line to the guard shack with a buzzer at end :-)

I have a house in Honduras, which while gated, has the guard shack about 1000 feet away, through very dense foliage. We have neighbors through clearer land that are about 2500 feet away. So the siren needs to be extremely loud and distinct. I have 2 strobe sirens for our system that are...