Tone sequence of the RTK – audio examples

11-02-2022

On this page you will find some acoustic signals as audio example from different countries. These are tone sequences which are used e. g. for rescue vehicles, fire fighters or the police. In Germany for example, there are two different tone sequences to be used in the city or in the country, according to DIN (German Industry Norm) – this difference will be explained on our news article, as well as further worth knowing and exciting backgrounds on this topic. Please find the possibility to hear the different acoustic signals in the following:

Germany

DIN signal „country“
DIN signal „city“
Squeezer horn

France

Signal „Rescue“
Signal „Fire fighters“
Signal „Gendarmerie“
Signal „Police“
Signal „UHM“ (Unité mobiles hospitalières)

Italy

Signal „Fire fighters“
Signal „Police“

Netherlands

Signal „Two-tone“

Austria

Signal „Police“
Signal „Rescue“
Signal „Universal“

Sweden

Signal „Alarm“

Switzerland

Signal „Universal Alarm“

Spain

Signal „Tone sequence 1”
Signal „Tone sequence 2”
Signal „Tone sequence 3”
Signal „Tone sequence 4”
Signal „Tone sequence 5”
Signal „Tone sequence 6”

US

Signal „Airhorn”
Signal „HiLo”
Signal Wail”
Signal „Yelp”

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