Satellite dish found on towpath in W London

[ilesmark]

Hi all

 

My first post on this forum.  I don't have a canal boat but enjoy walking along canals and sometimes chatting to boaters / helping them lock. 
 

On Monday night 14/9 I found a satellite dish in its case (open) on the towpath and want to try to reunite it with its owner.  It's from Travel Sat and I called Martin the owner of this business via the mobile no shown, thinking he might be able to look up the person he sold it to via the serial no BUT these dishes don't have them and he's sold about 1000!  Martin was very helpful in talking me through checking and assembling this thing via WhatsApp video and we have ascertained that it's all present and correct apart from a missing screw (1 of 4) on the mounting bracket and a minor broken lug on the bracket - neither of which stop it from working, just need to be more gentle when tightening the knurled wheel acc to Martin. 

 

If you think this might be yours, contact me to tell me where you lost it.  There are also some accessories in the box with it which acc to Martin aren't standard but are extra.  What are these?

 

Mark

[Guest]

Hope you manage to re unite it with its owner.

 

You could also try the london boaters facebook page, if you are a facebook user.

Edited September 17, 2020 by The Happy Nomad

[matty40s]

There seems to be a satellite signal finder in theres and some extra satellite cable from the photograph(used for connecting the signal finder to the dish whilst focusing it.

Well done for your diligence and hard work.....probably dumped or stolen, a local notice might work, contact local police,  or ebay it in a months time.

 

[tehmarks]

I've posted a link to this thread on the London Boaters Facebook group. Kudos for going out of your way to try and reunite it with its owner ?

[TheBiscuits]

1 minute ago, matty40s said:

There seems to be ...

 

I read that part as asking the (possible) owner to say what they are to prove it was indeed theirs, not a request for identification! 

[ilesmark]

22 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

I read that part as asking the (possible) owner to say what they are to prove it was indeed theirs, not a request for identification! 

Yes, just to be clear I am not asking the owner to prove who THEY are by showing me their passport or something - I just meant 'tell me what the extra things in the box with the dish are so I know it's yours!'

 

Lovely profile pic BTW, Matty40s

Edited September 18, 2020 by ilesmark