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Nokia PARSA (Partiosanomalaite)
Electronic Message Unit

The Nokia Partiosanomalaite (PARSA) is a portable military secure Electronic Messaging Unit (EMU) for use with telephone and radio equipment. Messages can be encrypted and decrypted with the built-in crypto system. As the unit transmits data via AFSK (Audio Frequency Shift Keying), It can be used over standard voice channels.

PARSA is the smaller 'brother' of the Nokia Sanomalaite (SANLA) M/90 originally released in 1983. With the Keskussanomalaite (KESANLA) these are part of a complete integrated reconnaissance and command messaging system (Sanomalaitejärestelmä), including the Keskussanomalaite (KESANLA) that is in use by all branches of the Finnish Defence Forces.

The image on the right shows a typical PARSA unit, but it should be noted that there have been many minor manufacturing differences over the years. Especially the keyboard and the metal rigs at the edges may differ.

This particular unit has circular keys that are part of a rubber key pad. It has 33 keys that hold the letters of the alphabet and some special functions. Some keys, e.g. on the upper row, have double or tripple functions. The bottom left key is used to turn the unit on.
  

The Unit has an alphanumeric red LED display with a single row of 16 characters
 
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At present, no further information about this unit is available. If you know more about the use of this unit, or if you have a user manual, please contact us.
 

 
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