Does anyone have one

[purenrg]

I was thinking about getting one of the lighting 8 quad beams from Signal Engineering. Does anyone have any pic's of this antenna setup? And how well does it work?

 

[Robb]

WOWWW!!!
The beam is 42 feet across! It's HUGE! How much is it? 5-$600? Plus the tower $$$?
Whewww!
17dbi gain is nothing to sneeze at - that's for sure.
Palco has a 3 element vertical beam for a lot less money, and it is good for 11dbi @ $130.
Maco M-103C - Palco Electronics
Also, H&Y Electronics has a horizontal 4 element beam good for 13.5dbi gain @ $156
4 element beam from SIRIO-Amps, CB Radios, Maco, Antennas, Meters, Coax, Mics

The antenna you've chosen will cost about $500, plus the tower will cost ???$$$, and the rotor for that giant will be anywhere from $310 to $1,300. That's a rig that can upwards of $2000++
Both of these antennas that I dug up for you use a standard low-cost metal mast ($50-$75), and you will need an antenna rotor to finish the package as little as $90. It is something to think about - unless you have your mind set on that 8 element giant.
http://www.palcoelectronics.com/p1006377.aspx

 

[Drifter]

I was thinking about getting one of the lighting 8 quad beams from Signal Engineering. Does anyone have any pic's of this antenna setup? And how well does it work?

I run the lightning 6 quad beam from Signal Engineering and love it. I have it on a tower and turn it with a Ham IV rotor. My station is considered one of e big stations in town. I love shooting skip with it.

If you do the installation right, and don't have alot of wind and ice where you live you should be ok.

 

[purenrg]

Drifter, how wide is the band width, can you go down low in the 25.000 mhz to the 26.000 mhz with your lighting 6 ? And how well does it handle TVi with the neighbors ?