It is a "Schirmantenne 3/3" made up of four or five "Steckmast" rods, a "Antennekopf a", three antenna radials and a feed wire. Everything points at the vehicle carrying a 5.W.S and Torn.E.b.
The Telefunken SE449A was entered for evaluation under the specification of the "Torn.Fu.b" in 1935. The set was not addopted by the Wehrmacht but 180 of them were exported to Austria in 1937. So after the Anschluss in March 1938 these sets became part of the Wehrmacht again.
In the mean time, the Lorenz designed competitor was adopted in 1936 and became the well known "Torn.Fu.b1"
So if you ever wondered where the "1" in 'Torn.Fu.b1" comes from, this set is part of the answer!
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