Oakland Victory Siren http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/ en-US Copyright 2008 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:57:59 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Smoke Generator We are also restoring an M3A4 Pulse Jet Mechanical Smoke Generator, which is designed to generate large-area smoke screens used on the battlefield.

]]> http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/movies/smoke_generator.php http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/movies/smoke_generator.php Movies Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:57:59 -0800 San Francisco Victory Siren Every Tuesday at noon, a 15 second siren blasts across the city of San Francisco from 65 different sirens.

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]]> http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/victory_siren_at_alameda_county_fair.php http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/victory_siren_at_alameda_county_fair.php Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Oakland Victory Siren Jack Schroll and Mostly Mustangs are working to preserve Oakland history. They are restoring a Chrysler Air Raid Siren used for Civil Defense during the Cold War.

This Air Raid Siren were manufactured by Chrysler from 1952 to 1957 powered by a Chrysler FirePower Hemi V-8, which was a 331 CID engine that produced 180 horsepower. It could be remotely turned on off directly by using a telephone! At an audible range of four to five miles. In fact, it has an audio output of 138 decibels and produced 30,000 watts of power.

This is the loudest air raid siren ever produced.

We are accepting donations to help with the restoration.

]]> http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/oakland_victory_siren.php http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/oakland_victory_siren.php Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0800 What is a Victory Siren? During World War II, the US Government needed a way to alert the populations of major US Cities that there was a possibility of enemy aircraft about to attack the city and the residents needed to prepare themselves for possible bombing. Bell Telephone Laboratories developed a warning system that that used telephone lines to activate and test air raid sirens located throughout populated areas.

]]> http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/what_is_a_victory_siren.php http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/what_is_a_victory_siren.php Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Oakland Supports Restoration Effort This is the letter received from the City of Oakland regarding our efforts to preserve the last two Victory Sirens in Oakland.

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