Ah, yeah: can’t go wrong with free help for sure!
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Just curious, what is y’all’s New Years Resolution?
Personally, mine is to save more alarm systems, especially that 2001-8001 and get my own place so I can collect alarms without my aunt yelling at me like an 8 year old…
I’m just working my way up the ladder with fire alarm collecting, up to the rarer stuff, and I am enjoying it. I also like making other enthusiasts happy by saving entire systems so other people can get more alarms.
In my fire alarm collecting spree, I eventually want to work my way up to my holy grail: the Firecom 8500.
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My new years resolution: collect even more evac files… 
And probably think of what panels and devices I might get. 
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That’s a good one! I really hope my EST3 has that voice file…
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Maybe acquire older equipment from my school 
They got bells still laying around and the school is RIGHT in the process of renovation
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ANNOUNCEMENT!
On July 30, 2026, exactly one year after me founding TAFATP, I will be renaming this group as the Historic Fire Alarm Preservationist Society (HFAPS), complete with a new logo. Prior to July 30th, this group will retain the TAFATP name which gives e’rrone 7 months to get ready for the rebrand. Thank you for your contributions e’rrbody. The next post under the TAFATP name will be regarding the remainder of the EST3 system and the Expo Center replacement as it will be completed by next week, one week before I return to college. See ya then.
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Great! Although I’m not a member, as I don’t have the time, resources, or space to save much, I greatly appreciate what you guys are doing, and I’ll definitely support you all the way. I like the name change, as I feel that the new name is much more professional, and might be taken a little more seriously by other people.
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This is cool, as a Technician I’ve been surprised of the systems that have been tossed, so i support this. Not to long ago i was called to install some new Silent knight panels to replace a perfectly good working EST-3 with voice evac and and IO1000. they just didn’t like that they were proprietary and couldn’t always get someone out to work on them. When i asked what would be done with them they said they would be thrown in the dumpster..so i snagged them
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Same here… I asked Consolidated Electronic Systems of Knoxville, the people who are working on the systems, and they said they would toss them if I didn’t keep them and i offered to take it off their hands and they basically said “yes.” So, I basically get to keep entire systems they remove.
That’s where you plan to get the EVAX from?
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Thats awesome! you will probably come up on some pretty cool stuff
Sounds good: as aerhardt said I’m glad you’re making the decision to rename it something a lot more professional-sounding, which as I noted some time ago is important (though I personally probably would have chosen something different, not sure what however).
What are you, Lemonade Clown? (heh)
That’s great! We can always use technicians who are willing to do that, so thanks! May you save many more systems!
Awesome!
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If they ever get to one.
However, if you would be looking to extract the messages and tones from the EVAX they have there, you would need to learn how to perform EEPROM dumps and load them into Audacity, like DewPoint8900.
This is if it’s not the Mirco-USB MP3 DMR from 2015.
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I think a tutorial video needs to be made on that tbh. But then again fire alarm companies would be suing the living crap out of people for that so then again 
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I love the new name, thanks for taking my suggestion.
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Those Simplex 4100 chipsets Dew dumped were from the 80’s and 90’s, while they are still copyrighted, they are too outdated and poor quality for JCI to make even ONE cent from in 2026!
Most EEPROM DMR EVAX panels are using “deleted” or even outdated EVAX messages (many of which Potter still has), especially those recorded in the 2000s. Being sued for extracting a very old voice message is unlikely, especially if it’s the older 2000s (urgent) female version of the standard message they purged around 2016, or even the GE ANS male messages from 2006-2010.
Potter is better off going after people leaking their current voice files they sent via email before the August 2025 policy, as those very same files now cost money.
You have to work for a Potter distributor or technician to even get them.
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No prob. After all we are making “history” here. Especially with @MASS2475ADA’s W940 acquisition.
best right i dont approve
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Wsg I haven’t seen you since 1987.
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