EXHIBIT 23.1


                         CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our report dated November 1, 2001 (except for the second
paragraph of Note 9, as to which the date is December 27, 2001) accompanying the
consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report of Technical
Communications Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended September 29, 2001.
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the
Registration Statements pertaining to the Technical Communications Corporation
1991 Stock Option Plan (Forms S-8 No. 33-46890 and 333-60438) and the 1995
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Form S-8 N0. 33-34443).



/s/ Grant Thornton LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
December 27, 2001

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