Fox 40 Classic Whistle

I got my first Fox 40 whistle back in the mid 1990's when I was a rugby referee. You never had to worry about the pea getting stuck and not work. (Read the history of why it was invented.) It would just always work, and you know you would be heard. Well, I gave that whistle to someone decades ago, and now I needed to get another one for coaching my grandson's football team. (Where did the time go?) I knew that there was only one choice for a whistle, and I was glad to find that they were still being made. This will probably never wear out. I am more likely to lose it than anything else! I am so glad that they're still available and I was able to get one.

This has got to be the loudest whistle I have ever used. WAY better than your typical whistle one would buy at a sports store or at your big box retail store. First time I tried this whistle was out in my front yard and I felt the loud SPL from it in my ears. The manufacturer says one can get SPL's at around 115 db and I truly believe that.NOW I am getting a bit louder because of the strong lungs I have. As a sound engineer and a DJ, working in that field for over 30 years, outside my day to day driving job, I am pretty good at estimating how loud different sounds can get and with this whistle, I get whistles from this around 120 to 125 db.My original intention on buying this whistle was to use it for work. After I had lost my transportation job out of Tampa Int. Airport, and started a new one as a school bus driver, I needed something loud enough to get the students attention when needing to talk to them about anything if they won’t respond to my already loud voice. This whistle gets their attention REALLY fast and gets them to quiet down in a timely matter when needing to address them. *NOISY SCHOOL BUS* A quick sharp couple of bursts on this whistle and the students are quiet. That FAST!But the use of this on the school bus is not the only thing I use this whistle for. I own a 20 ft flats boat that has no horn and to keep buying airhorn cans can be costly especially if you use them frequently. The Coast Guard Regulations states I have to have some sort of sound emitting device on my boat and a whistle is an approved choice. This is plenty loud enough to be able to signal your actions while piloting a vessel.For the price and its intended use, this is definitely a great purchase for my needs. Hey… if the NFL uses this type of whistles by the Refs… It has to be a good product.

I had one of these and misplaced it. It's a great whistle at a good price. The quality has not changed since I bought the other one 7 or 8 years ago. It can be very loud--so make sure you don't blow it when children are close by or turn away from kids a bit to avoid hurting their ears. Highly recommend. Good, quality whistle--and an excellent value.

This whistle has been really dependable. I have dropped it in the water just to pick it back up, blow in it, and it sound just as good as the day I received it in the mail. The whistle can be blown lightly when my dog is close or can be blown really hard and loud when she is 300 plus yards out. The ring that comes installed on the whistle is heavy duty. There is no worry of it coming off my lanyard.

This whistle is VERY loud. I’m a preschool teacher, I use a whistle to signal the end of recess/playroom time. This whistle is actually too loud for my students, they hate it! So i guess my review is…this whistle works too well?? Actually looking for suggestions for a softer whistle!

Bought these for our PE teacher daughter. She says they are perfect.

I will only use Fox 40 as a teacher, coach, official...

I have a bunch of these scattered around - in my EDC kit, in the car, in my wife's purse, and other places that I can't think of at the moment. This is the ideal low tech "communication system" that gets attention in a hurry. I've also got several "spares" to loan out to others when the situation calls for it. Don't waste your money on the knock-offs - get the real thing. Cheap, extremely durable, super loud - highly recommended.