10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

X	Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	For the quarterly period ended March 28, 2020
	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	For the transition period from ________________ to ________________

Commission File Number: 001-34816

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	04-2295040
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
100 Domino Drive, Concord, MA	01742-2892
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 287-5100

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common	TCCO	NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   X    No      

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes   X    No ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐	Emerging growth company	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ___   No   X  

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date. 1,850,403 shares of Common Stock, $0.10 par value, outstanding as of May 15, 2020.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Technical Communications Corporation (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 12, 2020, the Company relied on the SEC’s Order Under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Modifying Exemptions From the Reporting and Proxy Delivery Requirements for Public Companies, dated March 25, 2020 (Release No. 34-88465), to delay the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2020 (the “Form 10-Q”) due to circumstances related to COVID-19. Specifically, the need to address the immediate and evolving impacts of COVID-19 on the Company’s business and operations, including compliance with local governmental orders that require most TCC employees to fully or partially work from home, significantly limited access to the facilities, books and records, as well as the support from the Company’s accounting and other staff, necessary to prepare the report and slowed the Company’s normal quarterly close and financial reporting processes related to the Form 10-Q.

INDEX

		Page
PART I	Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 28, 2020 (unaudited) and September 28, 2019		1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 (unaudited)		2
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Six Months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 (unaudited)		3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 (unaudited)		4
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the Six Months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 (unaudited)		5
	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements		6
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		13
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		19
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		19
PART II	Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		21
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		21
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		21
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		21
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		21
Item 5.	Other Information		21
Item 6.	Exhibits		22
	Signatures		23

PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

	March 28, 2020			September 28, 2019
Assets	(Unaudited)
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	607,156		$	1,593,395
Accounts receivable - trade		227,697			125,923
Inventories, net		1,031,484			1,042,212
Other current assets		108,361			118,250
Total current assets		1,974,698			2,879,780
Equipment and leasehold improvements		4,591,756			4,591,756
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(4,565,363	)		(4,554,275	)
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net		26,393			37,481
Operating lease right-of-use asset		632,779			-
Total Assets	$	2,633,870		$	2,917,261
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current operating lease liabilities	$	149,424		$	-
Accounts payable		47,801			355,158
Accrued liabilities:
Accrued compensation and related expenses		221,292			238,171
Customer deposits		307,865			2,046
Accrued commissions		1,569			84,804
Other current liabilities		18,004			17,533
Total current liabilities		745,955			697,712
Long-term operating lease liabilities		483,355			-
Total liabilities		1,229,310			697,712
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share; 7,000,000 shares authorized; 1,850,403 shares issued and outstanding at March 28, 2020 and September 28, 2019		185,041			185,041
Additional paid-in capital		4,216,190			4,189,439
Accumulated deficit		(2,996,671	)		(2,154,931	)
Total stockholders’ equity		1,404,560			2,219,549
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	2,633,870		$	2,917,261

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019
Net revenue	$	722,751		$	1,928,468
Cost of revenue		413,958			1,129,236
Gross profit		308,793			799,232
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		513,221			595,270
Product development		156,991			36,325
Total operating expenses		670,212			631,595
Operating (loss) income		(361,419	)		167,637
Other income:
Interest income		153			4,971
Net (loss) income	$	(361,266	)	$	172,608
Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic	$	(0.20	)	$	0.09
Diluted	$	(0.20	)	$	0.09
Weighted average shares:
Basic		1,850,403			1,850,403
Diluted		1,850,403			1,850,403

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
	March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019
Net revenue	$	1,388,676		$	3,040,813
Cost of revenue		771,032			1,842,157
Gross profit		617,644			1,198,656
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		1,097,371			1,139,932
Product development		362,385			143,694
Total operating expenses		1,459,756			1,283,626
Operating loss		(842,112	)		(84,970	)
Other income:
Interest income		372			9,986
Net loss	$	(841,740	)	$	(74,984	)
Net loss per common share:
Basic	$	(0.46	)	$	(0.04	)
Diluted	$	(0.46	)	$	(0.04	)
Weighted average shares:
Basic		1,850,403			1,850,403
Diluted		1,850,403			1,850,403

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
	March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019
Operating Activities:
Net loss		(841,740	)		(74,984	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		11,088			15,775
Stock-based compensation		26,751			17,584
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(101,774	)		274,692
Inventories		10,728			326,116
Other current assets		9,889			5,558
Customer deposits		305,819			(34,973	)
Deferred revenue		-			(857,855	)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		(407,000	)		111,005
Net cash used in operating activities		(986,239	)		(217,082	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		1,593,395			1,982,434
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	607,156		$	1,765,352
Supplemental Disclosures:
Income taxes paid	$	912		$	856

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019			March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019
Shares of common stock:
Beginning balance		1,850,403			1,850,403			1,850,403			1,850,403
Ending balance		1,850,403			1,850,403			1,850,403			1,850,403
Common stock at par value:
Beginning balance	$	185,041		$	185,041		$	185,041		$	185,041
Ending balance	$	185,041		$	185,041		$	185,041		$	185,041
Additional paid-in capital:
Beginning balance	$	4,202,214		$	4,143,171		$	4,189,439		$	4,134,371
Stock-based compensation		13,976			8,784			26,751			17,584
Ending balance	$	4,216,190		$	4,151,955		$	4,216,190		$	4,151,955
Accumulated deficit:
Beginning balance	$	(2,635,405	)	$	(3,033,947	)	$	(2,154,931	)	$	(2,786,356	)
Net income (loss)		(361,266	)		172,608			(841,740	)		(74,984	)
Ending balance	$	(2,996,671	)	$	(2,861,339	)	$	(2,996,671	)	$	(2,861,339	)
Total stockholders’ equity	$	1,404,560		$	1,475,657		$	1,404,560		$	1,475,657

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation

Company Operations

Technical Communications Corporation (“TCC”) was incorporated in Massachusetts in 1961; its wholly-owned subsidiary, TCC Investment Corp., was organized in that jurisdiction in 1982. Technical Communications Corporation and TCC Investment Corp. are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Company”. The Company’s business consists of only one industry segment, which is the design, development, manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of communications security devices, systems and services. The secure communications solutions provided by TCC protect vital information transmitted over a wide range of data, video, fax and voice networks. TCC’s products have been sold into over 115 countries and are in service with governments, military agencies, telecommunications carriers, financial institutions and multinational corporations.

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Technical Communications Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented and in order to make the financial statements not misleading. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending September 26, 2020.

The September 28, 2019 consolidated balance sheet contained herein was derived from the Company’s September 28, 2019 audited consolidated balance sheet as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted as allowed by SEC rules and regulations. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019 included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.

The Company follows accounting standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, commonly referred to as the FASB. The FASB sets generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) that the Company follows to ensure it consistently reports its financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. References to GAAP issued by the FASB in these footnotes are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification^TM - sometimes referred to as the Codification or ASC.

Liquidity and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and had an accumulated deficit of $2,997,000 at March 28, 2020. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the issuance date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company anticipates that its principal sources of liquidity will only be sufficient to fund activities to December 2020. In order to have sufficient cash to fund operations beyond that point, the Company will need to secure new customer contracts, raise additional equity or debt capital and/or reduce expenses, including payroll and payroll-related expenses.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)

On April 17, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration under its Paycheck Protection Program as authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The loan is in the amount of $474,400 and a portion of the loan is expected to be forgiven under provisions of the CARES Act. The remainder of the loan will be paid back over two years at an interest rate of 1% beginning six months from the date of the loan. This loan is designed to provide assistance in covering the Company’s payroll-related expenses and a portion of certain other costs, such as rent and utilities, for an eight week period following the loan date.

In order to have sufficient capital resources to fund operations beyond the temporary relief provided by the CARES Act loan, the Company has been working diligently to secure several large orders with new and existing customers. The receipt of orders is difficult to predict due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our customers, as many have had to delay orders as a result of their operations being reduced or shut down. TCC closed its facility due to health and safety concerns but has been able to maintain operations with employees working remotely. Nonetheless, any sustained period of disruption in either our customers’ operations or those of the Company would have a material adverse impact on sales activity and revenue.

The Company is also pursuing raising debt or equity capital. Although the Company believes its ability to secure such new business or raise new capital is likely, the Company cannot provide assurances it will be able to do so, especially in light of the tightening of the credit markets and volatility of the capital markets as a result of the coronavirus.

Should the Company be unsuccessful in these efforts, it would be forced to implement headcount reductions, employee furloughs and/or reduced hours for certain employees or cease operations completely.

Reporting Period

The Company’s by-laws call for its fiscal year to end on the Saturday closest to the last day of September, unless otherwise decided by its Board of Directors.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TCC and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based on the unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including but not limited to those related to revenue recognition, inventory reserves, receivable reserves, marketable securities, impairment of long-lived assets, income taxes, fair value of financial instruments and stock-based compensation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)

NOTE 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2019 (“2019 Annual Report”) and are supplemented by the notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2019 Annual Report.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standard - Leases

Leases

Effective September 29, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC 842”), using the modified retrospective approach and did not have a cumulative-effect adjustment in retained earnings as a result of the adoption. ASC 842 requires an entity to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The adoption of this standard required the Company to recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability associated with the operating lease on its facilities at 100 Domino Drive, Concord, MA in the amount of $767,712 at September 29, 2019. The adoption of ASC 842 did not materially change the Company’s consolidated statements of income or consolidated statements of cash flows. See “Note 6. Leases” below for further discussion.

NOTE 3. Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation costs included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the first quarter and first six months of each of fiscal 2020 and 2019:

	March 28, 2020				March 30, 2019
	3 months		6 months		3 months		6 months
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	10,161		21,243	$	7,587		15,183
Product development expenses		3,815		5,508		1,197		2,401
Total share-based compensation expense before taxes	$	13,976	$	26,751	$	8,784	$	17,584

As of March 28, 2020, there was $151,802 of unrecognized compensation expense related to options outstanding. The unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized over the remaining requisite service period. As of March 28, 2020, the weighted average period over which the compensation expense is expected to be recognized is 3.22 years.

As of March 28, 2020, there were 187,700 shares available for grant under the Technical Communications Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. TCC’s 2005 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan has expired and options are no longer available for grant under such plan, although vested, unexercised options remain outstanding under the 2005 Plan.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)

The following table summarizes stock option activity during the first six months of fiscal 2020:

	Options Outstanding
	Number of Shares									Weighted Average		Weighted Average Contractual Life
	Unvested			Vested			Total			Exercise Price		(in years)
Outstanding, September 28, 2019		59,400			171,937			231,337		$	8.36		3.95
Grants		20,000			-			20,000			1.87		9.94
Vested		-			-			-
Cancellations/forfeitures		-			(13,837	)		(13,837	)		11.51
Outstanding, December 28, 2019		79,400			158,100			237,500		$	7.28		4.45
Grants		-			-			-			-		-
Vested		(6,300	)		6,300			-			4.22
Cancellations/forfeitures		-			(7,000	)		(7,000	)		7.02
Outstanding, March 28, 2020		73,100			157,400			230,500		$	7.28		4.33

Information related to the stock options vested and expected to vest as of March 28, 2020 is as follows:

Range of Exercise Prices			Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Exercisable Number of Shares		Exercisable Weighted- Average Exercise Price
$1.01	-	$2.00		20,000		9.69	$	1.87		-	$	-
$2.01	-	$3.00		20,300		6.39		2.69		14,000		2.72
$3.01	-	$4.00		46,500		9.03		3.61		8,400		3.64
$4.01	-	$5.00		16,600		4.24		4.34		14,200		4.37
$5.01	-	$10.00		30,000		4.60		7.75		23,700		8.10
$10.01	-	$15.00		97,100		0.48		11.43		97,100		11.43
				230,500		4.33	$	7.28		157,400	$	9.10

The aggregate intrinsic value of the Company’s “in-the-money” outstanding and exercisable options as of March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 was $0. Unvested stock options are subject to the risk of forfeiture until the fulfillment of specified conditions.

NOTE 4. Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue type for the first three and six month periods ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019.

Revenue type:

	March 28, 2020				March 30, 2019
	3 months		6 months		3 months		6 months
Engineering services	$	457,818	$	866,642	$	877,080	$	1,867,519
Equipment sales		264,933		522,034		1,051,388		1,173,294
Total	$	722,751	$	1,388,676	$	1,928,468	$	3,040,813

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)

Engineering services revenue consists of funded research and development and technology development for commercial companies and government agencies primarily under fixed-price contracts. The Company also derives revenue from developing and designing custom cryptographic solutions for customers’ unique secure voice, data and video communications requirements and integrating such solutions into existing systems. These contracts can vary but typically call for fixed monthly payments or payments due upon meeting certain milestones. Customers are billed monthly or upon achieving the milestone and payments are due on a net basis after the billing date.

Equipment sales revenue consists of sales of communications security equipment for voice, data, facsimile and video networks for military, government and corporate/industrial applications. Equipment sales are billed to the customer upon shipment with typical payment terms requiring a down payment at the time of order with the balance due prior to shipment. For government and certain long term customers, we may grant net payment terms.

NOTE 5. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	March 28, 2020		September 28, 2019
Finished goods	$	75,289	$	120,726
Work in process		215,423		182,863
Raw materials		740,772		738,623
Total inventory, net	$	1,031,484	$	1,042,212

NOTE 6. Leases

The Company leases space from a third party for all manufacturing, research and development, and corporate operations. The initial term of the lease was for five years through March 31, 2019 at an annual rate of $171,000. In addition, the lease contains options to extend the lease for two and one-half years through September 30, 2021 and another two and one-half years through March 31, 2024 at an annual rate of $171,000. In September 2018, the Company exercised its option to extend the term of the lease through September 2021. The Company believes that it will exercise the remaining option to extend the lease, notice of which must be given by March 1, 2021. As such, the Company uses the extended lease term in its calculation of the lease liability and right-of-use asset. The Company classifies this lease as an operating lease with the costs recognized as a selling, general and administrative expense in its consolidated statements of operations. The lease expense for each of the three and six month periods ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 was $43,000 and $85,000, respectively.

The table below presents the maturity of the Company’s operating lease liability as of March 28, 2020:

April - September 2020	$	85,301
2021		170,604
2022		170,604
2023		170,604
2024		85,302
Total lease payments		682,415
Less: Imputed interest		(49,636	)
Total lease liability	$	632,779

NOTE 7. Income Taxes

The Company has not recorded an income tax benefit on its net loss for the six month periods ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 due to its uncertain realizability. During previous fiscal years, the Company recorded a valuation allowance for the full amount of its net deferred tax assets since it could not predict the realization of these assets.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)

NOTE 8. Loss Per Share

Outstanding potentially dilutive stock options, which were not included in the net loss per share amounts as their effect would have been anti-dilutive, were as follows: 230,500 shares at March 28, 2020 and 215,137 shares at March 30, 2019.

NOTE 9. Major Customers and Export Sales

During the three months ended March 28, 2020, the Company had two customers that represented 87% (63% and 24%, respectively) of net revenue as compared to the three months ended March 30, 2019, during which two customers represented 94% (49% and 45%, respectively) of net revenue. During the six month period ended March 28, 2020, the Company had two customers that represented 75% (63% and 12%, respectively) of net revenue as compared to the six month period ended March 30, 2019, during which two customers represented 92% (61% and 31%, respectively) of net revenue.

A breakdown of foreign and domestic net revenue for the first three and six months of fiscal 2020 and 2019 is as follows:

	March 28, 2020				March 30, 2019
	3 months		6 months		3 months		6 months
Domestic	$	495,838	$	988,047	$	1,821,788	$	2,844,465
Foreign		226,913		400,629		106,680		196,348
Total net revenue	$	722,751	$	1,388,676	$	1,928,468	$	3,040,813

The Company sold products into two countries during each of the three month periods ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019. The Company sold products into two countries during the six month period ended March 28, 2020 and three countries during the six month period ended March 30, 2019. A sale is attributed to a foreign country based on the location of the contracting party. Domestic revenue may include the sale of products shipped through domestic resellers or manufacturers to international destinations. The table below summarizes foreign revenues by country as a percentage of total foreign revenue.

	March 28, 2020						March 30, 2019
	3 months			6 months			3 months			6 months
Saudi Arabia		99	%		99	%		31	%		57	%
Bahrain		1	%		1	%		-			-
Egypt		-			-			69	%		38	%
Philippines		-			-			-			5	%

A summary of foreign revenue, as a percentage of total foreign revenue by geographic area, is as follows:

	March 28, 2020						March 30, 2019
	3 months			6 months			3 months			6 months
Mid-East and Africa		100	%		100	%		100	%		95	%
Far East		-			-			-			5	%

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)

NOTE 10. Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are invested in money market mutual funds. Money market mutual funds held in a brokerage account are considered available for sale. The Company accounts for marketable securities in accordance with FASB ASC 320, Investments—Debt and Equity Securities.

NOTE 11. Subsequent Event

On April 17, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration under its Paycheck Protection Program as authorized under the CARES Act. The loan is in the amount of $474,400 and a portion of the loan is expected to be forgiven under provisions of the CARES Act. The remainder of the loan will be paid back over two years at an interest rate of 1% beginning six months from the date of the loan.

NOTE 12. Impact of COVID-19 Coronavirus

As a result of the current economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a noticeable delay in the receipt of customer orders. While we remain in contact with our customers and their requirements have not changed, the operations of certain of our customers have been slowed or shut down entirely. Our suppliers thus far have been able to timely deliver components and parts necessary for the manufacture and production of the Company’s products to fulfill orders, although we cannot be sure this trend will continue. To date, while the Company did close its facilities due to health and safety concerns, it has been able to maintain its operations via remote working and believes it will be in a strong position to respond to our customers’ needs as restrictions ease and operations return to normal. Nonetheless, it is uncertain how long our and our customers’ operations will be impacted, and those of our suppliers, and our ability to respond to customer requirements and supplier issues will become more challenging during a period of sustained disruption. Any period of sustained disruption would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein or as may otherwise be incorporated by reference herein that are not purely historical constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding anticipated operating results, future earnings, and the Company’s ability to achieve growth and profitability. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including but not limited to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (including its duration and severity) and governmental actions in response thereto; the effect of domestic and foreign political unrest; domestic and foreign government policies and economic conditions; changes in export laws or regulations; changes in technology; the ability to hire, retain and motivate technical, management and sales personnel; the risks associated with the technical feasibility and market acceptance of new products; changes in telecommunications protocols; the effects of changing costs, exchange rates and interest rates; and the Company's ability to secure adequate capital resources. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of the risks facing the Company, see the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its 2019 Annual Report and Item 1A in Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a supplemental risk factor relating to COVID-19.

Overview

The Company designs, manufactures, markets and sells communications security equipment that utilizes various methods of encryption to protect the information being transmitted. Encryption is a technique for rendering information unintelligible, which information can then be reconstituted if the recipient possesses the right decryption “key”. The Company manufactures several standard secure communications products and also provides custom-designed, special-purpose secure communications products for both domestic and international customers. The Company’s products consist primarily of voice, data and facsimile encryptors. Revenue is generated principally from the sale of these products, which have traditionally been to foreign governments either through direct sale, pursuant to a U.S. government contract, or made as a sub-contractor to domestic corporations under contract with the U.S. government. We also sell these products to commercial entities and U.S. government agencies. We generate additional revenues from contract engineering services performed for certain government agencies, both domestic and foreign, and commercial entities.

Impact of COVID-19 Coronavirus

As a result of the current economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a noticeable delay in the receipt of customer orders. While we remain in contact with our customers and their requirements have not changed, the operations of certain of our customers have been slowed or shut down entirely. Our suppliers thus far have been able to timely deliver components and parts necessary for the manufacture and production of the Company’s products to fulfill orders, although we cannot be sure this trend will continue. To date, while the Company did close its facilities due to health and safety concerns, it has been able to maintain its operations via remote working and believes it will be in a strong position to respond to our customers’ needs as restrictions ease and operations return to normal. Nonetheless, it is uncertain how long our and our customers’ operations will be impacted, and those of our suppliers, and our ability to respond to customer requirements and supplier issues will become more challenging during a period of sustained disruption. Any period of sustained disruption would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

There have been no material changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies or critical accounting estimates since September 28, 2019 and we have not adopted any accounting policies that have had or will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. For further discussion of our accounting policies see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates in the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2019 Annual Report as filed with the SEC.

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Results of Operations

Three Months ended March 28, 2020 compared to Three Months ended March 30, 2019

Net Revenue

Total net revenue for the quarter ended March 28, 2020 was $723,000, compared to $1,928,000 for the quarter ended March 30, 2019, a decrease of 63%. Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 consisted of $496,000, or 69%, from domestic sources and $227,000, or 31%, from international customers as compared to the same period in fiscal 2019, during which revenue consisted of $1,822,000, or 94%, from domestic sources and $106,000, or 6%, from international customers.

Foreign sales consisted of shipments to two countries during each of the quarters ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019. A sale is attributed to a foreign country based on the location of the contracting party. Domestic revenue may include the sale of products shipped through domestic resellers or manufacturers to international destinations. The table below summarizes our principal foreign sales by country during the second quarters of fiscal 2020 and 2019:

	2020		2019
Saudi Arabia	$	224,000	$	33,000
Bahrain		3,000		-
Egypt		-		73,000
	$	227,000	$	106,000

For the three months ended March 28, 2020, revenue was derived primarily from sales of our engineering services amounting to $458,000 and shipments of our internet protocol data encryptors to two customers in a Middle Eastern country amounting to $224,000.

For the three months ended March 30, 2019, revenue was derived primarily from sales of our engineering services amounting to $877,000 and shipments of our narrowband radio encryptors to a domestic customer for deployment into a North African country amounting to $936,000.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 was $309,000, compared to gross profit of $799,000 for the same period of fiscal 2019, a decrease of 61%. Gross profit expressed as a percentage of total net revenue was 43% for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to 41% for the same period in fiscal 2019. This increase in gross profit expressed as a percentage of total net revenue was primarily due to the higher sales volume of higher margin equipment sales in fiscal 2020.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 were $513,000, compared to $595,000 for the same quarter in fiscal 2019. This decrease of $82,000, or 14%, was attributable to decreases in general and administrative expenses of $117,000, which were partially offset by increases in selling and marketing expenses of $35,000 during the three months ended March 28, 2020.

The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 28, 2020 was primarily attributable to decreases in audit and legal fees of $129,000, which were unusually high in fiscal 2019 as a result of the restatement of financial statements during such year, partially offset by an increase in insurance costs of $9,000.

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The increase in selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 28, 2020 was primarily attributable to increases in payroll and payroll-related expenses of $25,000 and product demonstration costs of $35,000. These increases were offset by decreases in bid and proposal costs of $11,000, outside consulting costs of $9,000 and product evaluation costs of $13,000 for the period.

Product Development Costs

Product development costs for the quarter ended March 28, 2020 were $157,000, compared to $36,000 for the quarter ended March 30, 2019. This increase of $121,000, or 332%, was attributable to a decrease in billable engineering services contracts during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 that resulted in increased product development costs of $389,000. These increased costs were partially offset by decreases in engineering project costs of $166,000 and payroll and payroll-related expenses of $100,000 during the period.

The Company actively sells its engineering services in support of funded research and development. The receipt of these orders is sporadic, although such programs can span over several months. In addition to these programs, the Company also invests in research and development to enhance its existing products or to develop new products, as it deems appropriate. There was approximately $458,000 of billable engineering services revenue generated during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and $877,000 in the second quarter of fiscal 2019.

Product development costs are charged to billable engineering services, bid and proposal efforts or business development activities, as appropriate. Product development costs charged to billable projects are recorded as cost of revenue; engineering costs charged to bid and proposal efforts are recorded as selling expenses; and product development costs charged to business development activities are recorded as marketing expenses.

Net Loss

The Company generated a net loss of $361,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2020, compared to net income of $173,000 for the same period of fiscal 2019. This net loss is primarily attributable to a 61% decrease in gross profit and an increase in operating expenses of 6% during the second quarter of fiscal 2020.

Six Months ended March 28, 2020 compared to Six Months ended March 30, 2019

Net Revenue

Total net revenue for the six months ended March 28, 2020 was $1,389,000, compared to $3,041,000 for the six months ended March 30, 2019, a decrease of 54%. Revenue for the first six months of fiscal 2020 consisted of $988,000, or 71%, from domestic sources and $401,000, or 29%, from international customers as compared to the same period in fiscal 2019, during which revenue consisted of $2,845,000, or 94%, from domestic sources and $196,000, or 6%, from international customers.

Foreign sales consisted of shipments to two countries during the six months ended March 28, 2020 and three countries during the six months ended March 30, 2019. A sale is attributed to a foreign country based on the location of the contracting party. Domestic revenue may include the sale of products shipped through domestic resellers or manufacturers to international destinations. The table below summarizes our principal foreign sales by country during the first six months of fiscal 2020 and 2019:

	2020		2019
Saudi Arabia	$	398,000	$	112,000
Egypt		-		73,000
Philippines		-		11,000
Bahrain		3,000		-
	$	401,000	$	196,000

For the six months ended March 28, 2020, revenue was derived primarily from sales of our engineering services amounting to $867,000, shipments of our internet protocol data encryptors to three customers in a Middle Eastern country amounting to $398,000 and shipments of our narrowband radio encryptors to a domestic customer for deployment into a North African country amounting to $117,000.

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For the six months ended March 30, 2019, revenue was derived primarily from sales of our engineering services amounting to $1,867,000 and shipments of our narrowband radio encryptors to a domestic customer for deployment into a North African country amounting to $936,000.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the first six months of fiscal 2020 was $618,000, compared to gross profit of $1,199,000 for the same period of fiscal 2019, a decrease of 48%. Gross profit expressed as a percentage of total net revenue was 44% for the first six months of fiscal 2020 compared to 39% for the same period in fiscal 2019. This increase in gross profit expressed as a percentage of total net revenue was primarily due to the higher sales volume of higher margin equipment sales in fiscal 2020.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first six months of fiscal 2020 were $1,097,000, compared to $1,140,000 for the same period in fiscal 2019. This decrease of $43,000, or 4%, was attributable to decreases in general and administrative expenses of $87,000, offset by increases in selling and marketing expenses of $44,000 during the six months ended March 28, 2020.

The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the six months ended March 28, 2020 was primarily attributable to a decrease in audit and legal fees of $112,000, which were unusually high during fiscal year 2019 as a result of the restatement of financial statements during such year, partially offset by an increase in director fees of $11,000 and an increase in insurance costs of $19,000.

The increase in selling and marketing expenses for the six months ended March 28, 2020 was primarily attributable to increases in payroll and payroll-related expenses of $61,000 and product demonstration costs of $53,000. These increases were offset by decreases in bid and proposal costs of $24,000, outside consulting costs of $23,000 and product evaluation costs of $20,000 for the period.

Product Development Costs

Product development costs for the six months ended March 28, 2020 were $362,000, compared to $144,000 for the six months ended March 30, 2019. This increase of $219,000, or 152%, was attributable to a decrease in billable engineering services contracts during the first six months of fiscal 2020 that resulted in increased product development costs of $772,000, which was partially offset by decreases in engineering project costs of $370,000 and payroll and payroll-related expenses of $173,000 during the period.

The Company actively sells its engineering services in support of funded research and development. The receipt of these orders is sporadic, although such programs can span over several months. In addition to these programs, the Company also invests in research and development to enhance its existing products or to develop new products, as it deems appropriate. There was approximately $867,000 of billable engineering services revenue generated during the first six months of fiscal 2020 and $1,867,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2019.

Product development costs are charged to billable engineering services, bid and proposal efforts or business development activities, as appropriate. Product development costs charged to billable projects are recorded as cost of revenue; engineering costs charged to bid and proposal efforts are recorded as selling expenses; and product development costs charged to business development activities are recorded as marketing expenses.

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Net Loss

The Company generated a net loss of $842,000 for the first six months of fiscal 2020, compared to a net loss of $75,000 for the same period of fiscal 2019. This increase in net loss is primarily attributable to a 48% decrease in gross profit and an increase in operating expenses of 14% during the first six months of fiscal 2020.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our cash and cash equivalents at March 28, 2020 totaled $607,000 and we had no debt at such date. In April 2020, we received $474,400 from the U.S. Small Business Administration under the Paycheck Protection Program as authorized under the CARES Act. The Company expects a portion of the loan to be forgiven; any amount not forgiven will be paid back over two years at an interest rate of 1% beginning six months from the date of the loan.

Liquidity and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and had an accumulated deficit of $2,997,000 at March 28, 2020. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the issuance date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

We anticipate that our principal sources of liquidity will only be sufficient to fund our activities to December 2020. In order to have sufficient cash to fund our operations beyond that point, we will need to secure new customer contracts, raise additional equity or debt capital and/or reduce expenses, including payroll and payroll-related expenses.

In order to have sufficient capital resources to fund operations beyond the temporary relief provided by the CARES Act loan, the Company has been working diligently to secure several large orders with new and existing customers. The receipt of orders is difficult to predict due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our customers, as many have had to delay orders as a result of their operations being reduced or shut down. TCC closed its facility due to health and safety concerns but has been able to maintain operations with employees working remotely. Nonetheless, any sustained period of disruption in either our customers’ operations or those of the Company would have a material adverse impact on sales activity and revenue.

We are also pursuing raising debt or equity capital. Although we believe our ability to secure such new business or raise new capital is likely, we cannot provide assurances we will be able to do so, especially in light of the tightening of the credit markets and volatility of the capital markets as a result of the coronavirus.

Should we be unsuccessful in these efforts, we would be forced to implement headcount reductions, employee furloughs and/or reduced hours for certain employees or cease operations completely.

Sources and Uses of Cash

The following table presents our abbreviated cash flows for the six month periods ended (unaudited):

	March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019
Net loss	$	(842,000	)	$	(75,000	)
Changes not affecting cash		38,000			33,000
Changes in assets and liabilities		(182,000	)		(175,000	)
Cash used in operating activities		(986,000	)		(217,000	)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		1,593,000			1,982,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	607,000		$	1,765,000

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Company Facilities

On April 1, 2014, the Company entered into a lease for its current facilities. This lease is for 22,800 square feet located at 100 Domino Drive, Concord, MA. The Company has been a tenant in this space since 1983. This is the Company’s only facility and houses all manufacturing, research and development, and corporate operations. The initial term of the lease was for five years through March 31, 2019 at an annual rate of $171,000. In addition, the lease contains options to extend the lease for two and one-half years through September 30, 2021 and another two and one-half years through March 31, 2024 at an annual rate of $171,000. In September 2018, the Company exercised its option to extend the term of the lease through September 2021. The lease expense for each of the six month periods ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 was $85,000.

Backlog

Backlog at March 28, 2020 and September 28, 2019 amounted to $471,000 and $1,154,000, respectively. The orders in backlog at March 28, 2020 are expected to ship and/or services are expected to be performed over the next six months depending on customer requirements and product availability.

Performance guaranties

Certain foreign customers require the Company to guarantee bid bonds and performance of products sold. These guaranties typically take the form of standby letters of credit. Guaranties are generally required in amounts of 5% to 10% of the purchase price and last in duration from three months to one year. At March 28, 2020 and September 28, 2019, the Company had no outstanding letters of credit.

Research and development

Research and development efforts are undertaken by the Company primarily on its own initiative. In order to compete successfully, the Company must improve existing products and develop new products, as well as attract and retain qualified personnel. No assurances can be given that the Company will be able to hire and train such technical management and sales personnel or successfully improve and develop its products.

During the six month periods ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, the Company spent $362,000 and $144,000, respectively, on internal product development. The Company also spent $532,000 and $1,332,000, respectively, on billable development efforts during the first six months of fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company’s total product development costs during the first six months of fiscal 2020 were 39% lower than the same period in fiscal 2019 but in line with its planned commitment to research and development, and reflected the costs of custom development, product capability enhancements and production readiness. It is expected that total product development expenses will remain lower until we secure a new billable research and development contract.

It is anticipated that cash from operations will fund our near-term research and development and marketing activities. We also believe that, in the long term, based on current billable activities, cash from operations will be sufficient to meet the development goals of the Company, although we can give no assurances. Any increase in development activities - either billable or new product related - will require additional resources, which we may not be able to fund through cash from operations. In circumstances where resources will be insufficient, the Company will look to other sources of financing, including debt and/or equity investments; however, we can provide no guarantees that we will be successful in securing such additional financing particularly in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business and the economy in general.

Other than those stated above, there are no plans for significant internal product development or material commitments for capital expenditures during the remainder of fiscal 2020.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

ASU No. 2016-02, Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance under ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, with respect to leases. This ASU requires an entity to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. This guidance offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, and requires a modified retrospective adoption. The new guidance was effective for the Company beginning September 29, 2019. The adoption of this standard required the Company to recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability associated with the operating lease on its facilities at 100 Domino Drive, Concord, MA in the amount of $767,712 at September 29, 2019.

Other recent accounting pronouncements were issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force) and the SEC during the first six months of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year but such pronouncements are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that review and evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 28, 2020 as a result of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting discussed below.

As previously disclosed under Item 9A, Controls and Procedures in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019, as well as prior fiscal years, management had concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting due to material weaknesses in such internal control related to the misapplication of generally accepted accounting principles associated with revenue recognition, inventory reserves, accruals and the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the classification and disclosure of financial information, all caused by a lack of adequate skills and experience within the accounting department. In addition, management also previously identified a material weakness due to a lack of sufficient staff to segregate accounting duties. During fiscal year 2018, the Company also identified a lack of an adequately trained accounting department and an independent review of financial reporting, as well as a material weakness in internal control over significant non-routine transactions.

Nonetheless, management believes that our consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have certified that, based on such officer’s knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report. In addition, we initiated a remediation plan for the material weaknesses, described below.

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Our management, with oversight from the Audit Committee, is actively engaged in remediating the identified material weaknesses. As part of these remediation efforts management has undertaken education and training for TCC’s accounting staff and management to address certain core competencies that resulted in the lack of operational effectiveness. Management will continue to assess the design of controls to determine if enhancements are needed to increase effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Management has retained a subject matter expert in the area of income tax accounting and is assessing the need to retain additional subject matter experts to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and SEC rules and regulations. Both management and the Audit Committee have increased their oversight of non-routine transactions. This includes oversight of large revenue contracts as well as judgement areas, including inventory reserves and accruals. This oversight will contribute to the assessment of the need to retain additional subject matter experts.

The Company continues to make significant progress in improving its internal control over financial reporting but these remediation efforts are ongoing; the Company’s goal is to have all material weaknesses remediated by the end of its 2020 fiscal year.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. The changes in the aforementioned internal control over financial reporting and the remediation efforts undertaken as of year-end and undertaken in the second quarter of TCC’s fiscal 2020 have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. No other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the second quarter of its 2020 fiscal year.

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PART II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

There were no legal proceedings pending against or involving the Company or its subsidiary during the period covered by this quarterly report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our business and may adversely affect our operations and results of operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have a significant and adverse impact on our business. The full extent to which COVID-19 will impact our operating results and financial condition will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new medical and other information that may emerge concerning the virus and the actions by governmental entities or others to address and contain it.

As a result of COVID-19, many of our customers have closed their operations and as a result we are experiencing delays in orders. We believe these are only delays and that as we and our customers return to more normal operations these orders will be restored and future orders will resume on a more predictable basis, but we can make no assurances. While we have not experienced any significant supply problems and there have been no materially late deliveries of components or parts to date, it is possible that in a period of sustained disruption we may encounter problems in the manufacturing process or shortages in parts, components or other elements vital to the manufacture, production and sale of our products.

Due to local governmental orders, most employees have been required to fully or partially work from home, significantly limiting the resources available to develop, manufacture and sell our products. Moreover, although we have been able to retain our employees and maintain all vital functions to date, it is possible that in a period of sustained disruption we would be forced to furlough or terminate some or all of our employees.

Finally, we cannot be certain that we will have access to sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations for the time required to allow our customer operations to resume or normalize. We may not be able to obtain additional liquidity on acceptable terms or at all, and any additional relief provided by lenders or governmental agencies may be insufficient to support our operations until business returns to normal.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits

10.1 Loan Agreement with BankHometown dated April 17, 2020

31.1 Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS XBRL Report Instance Document

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
May 28, 2020		By:	/s/ Carl H. Guild, Jr.
Date			Carl H. Guild, Jr., President and Chief
			Executive Officer
May 28, 2020		By:	/s/ Michael P. Malone
Date			Michael P. Malone, Chief Financial Officer

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

SBA Loan# 91780070 - 03 SBA Loan Name Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act, as amended, for SBA to guarantee 100% of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Date Loan Amount $474,400.00 Interest Rate 1.00% Borrower TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION D Operating Company NIA Lender Hometown Bank Page 1 /4 U.S. Small Business Administration NOTE 1. PROMJSE TO PAY: D o l l ar s , In return for the Loan , Borrower promises to pay to the order of Lender the amount of FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED interest on the unpaid principal balance, and all other amounts required by this Note . 2 . DEFINITIONS : "Collateral" means any property taken as security for payment of this Note or any guarantee of this Note. "Deferral Period" means the period beginning on the date of this Note and ending on six months from the date of Note. "Gua rantor " means each person or entity that signs a guarantee of payment of this Note. " Loan" means the loan evidenced by this Note. " Loan Documents" means the documents related to this loan signed by Borrower, any Guarantor, or anyone who pledges collateral. "Program Rules" means all statutes applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Act ( 15 U . S . C . † 636 ), as amended by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (P . L . 116 - 136 ), and all regulations, rules and guidance applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program at any time issued by the United States Department of the Treasury or the SBA . "SBA" means the Small Business Administration, an Agency of the United States of America.

3 . PAYMENT TERMS: Borrower must make all payments at the place Lender designates . The payment terms for this Note are: Compliance with Program Rules: This Note and the Loan evidenced hereby is subject to the Program Rules. If the terms of this Note conflict in any way with the Program Rules or fail to include any term required under the Program Rules, this Note shall be deemed automatically amended to eliminate any such conflict and/or to include such te1m . Promptly following request by Lender, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender any documentation deemed necessary by Lender to ensure that this Note and the Loan evidenced hereby comply in all respect with the Program Rules. Forgiveness. Borrower may apply to Lender for forgiveness of the amount due on the Loan in an amount equal to the sum of the following costs incurred by Borrower during the 8 - week period beginning on the date of first disbursement of the Loan: Page 2 /4 (a) (b) (c) (d) Payroll costs Any payment of interest on a covered mortgage obligation (which shall not include any prepayment of or payment of principal on a covered mortgage obligation) Any payment on a covered rent obligation Any covered utility payment The amount of loan forgiveness shall be calculated (and may be reduced) in accordance with the requirements of the Paycheck Protection Program, including the provisions of Section 1106 of the CARES ACT . Not more than 25 % of the amount forgiven can be attributable to non - payroll costs . IfBorrower has received an advance under the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, the amount of the advance shall be subtracted from the loan forgiveness amount . Upon application of the Borrower , and provision by Borrower of the documentation required under the Program Rules, Lender will make a determination of the principal and interest amounts to be forgiven . Maturity: Any remaining balance of this Note that Lender determines cannot be forgiven under the Program Rules shall be due and payable in full on the second anniversary of the date of the Note . Interest: Interest on this Note shall begin to accrue on the date hereof at the interest rate set forth above. The interest rate is fixed and will not change during the term of this Note. Interest shall be computed on an actual /365 simple interest basis; that is by multiplying the interest rate by the outstanding principal balance, multiplying the resulting product by the actual number of days the principal balance is outstanding and dividing the resulting product by 365. Deferral Period: No payments will be due during the Deferral Period, provided that interest will continue to accrue during the Deferral Perio d . Such accrued interest shall be paid in 18 consecutive monthly installments along with the principal installments described below . Payment Terms: Borrower shall repay the principal balance of this Note in 18 consecutive equal monthly installments, with the first such installment due on the day immediately following the expiration of the Deferral Period and the remaining payments due on the same day of each month thereafter. Borrower shall pay all accrued interest on each day that a principal installment is due . Lender will apply each installment payment first to pay applicable late charges, then to pay interest accrued to the day Lender received the payment, then to bring principal current, and will apply any remaining balance to reduce principal. Payment Schedule: Lender will provide Borrower with a schedule of payments once the amounts to be forgiven have been determined and the principal balance to be repaid becomes known. Prepayment : Borrower may prepay this Note at any time without penalty . Borrower may prepay 20 percent or less of the unpaid principal balance of this Note at any time without notice . If Borrower prepays more than 20 percent and the Loan has been sold on the secondary market, Borrower must : (a) (b) (c) Give Lender prior written notice; Pay all accrued interest; and If the prepayment is received less than 21 days from the date Lender received the notice, pay an amount equal to 21 days' interest from the date Lender received the notice, less any interest accrued during the 21 days and paid under clause (b) of this paragraph. If Borrower does not prepay within 30 days from the date Lender received the notice, Borrower must give Lender a new notice .

Late Charges : If any payment due on this Note is not paid within fifteen days of its due date, Borrower will pay to Lender a late charge equal to the greater of $ 15 . 00 and 5 % of the late payment . To the extent any late fee otherwise payable under this Note is prohibited or exceeds any limit provided by applicable law, including the Program Rules, such late fee shall be reduced to the maximum amount allowed . Non - Recourse. Lender and SBA shall have no recourse against any individual shareholder, member or partner of Borrower for non - payment of the Loan, except to the extent that such shareholder, member or partner uses the Loan proceeds for an unauthorized purpose. Business Day : If any installment of principal and interest is due on a day other than a day on which Lender is open for the conduct of normal banking activities, such installment shall be due on the next day for which Lender is open for the conduct of normal banking activities . Electronic Signatures ; Counterparts . This Note and all documents delivered in connection herewith (including Borrower's application for the Loan) may be executed and/or transmitted electronically or digitally (including, without limitation, via facsimile, electronic mail in . pdf, DocuSign or similar platform) and shall be considered originals and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as manually - executed paper originals . This Note and all such other documents may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic or digital counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same document . For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph includes, without limitation, use or acceptance by the parties of a manually - executed counterpart which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into a . pdf file), or an electronically or digitally signed document converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention . Upon request from Lender, and to the extent required by the Program Rules, Borrower shall execute and deliver manually - executed originals of this Note and such other documents . Other Debt Owed To Lender : No collateral granted to Lender by Borrower to secure other debt owed to Lender by Borrower shall secure this Note, notwithstanding any cross - collateralization provision or similar provision in the documentation applicable to such other debt . 4. DEFAULT: Borrower is in default under this Note if Borrower does not make a payment when due under this Note, or if Borrower or Operating Company: A. Fafls to do anything required by this Note and other Loan Documents; B. Defaults on any other loan with Lender; C. Does not preserve, or account to Lender's satisfaction for, any of the Collateral or its proceeds; D. Does not disclose, or anyone acting on their behalf does not disclose, any material fact to Lender or SBA; E. Makes, or anyone acting on their behalf makes, a materially false or misleading representation to Lender or SBA; F. Defaults on any loan or agreement with another creditor, if Lender believes the default may materially affect Borrower 'sability to pay this Note; G. Fails to pay any taxes when due; H. Becomes the subject of a proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law; I. Has a receiver or liquidator appointed for any part of their business or property; J. Makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; K. Has any adverse change in financial condition or business operation that Lender believes may materially affect Borrower 'sability to pay this Note; L. Reorganizes, merges, consolidates, or otherwise changes ownership or business structure without Lender 's prior written consent; or Page 3 /4

M . Becomes the subject of a civil or criminal action that Lender believes may materially affect Borrower's ability to pay this Note . 5. LENDER'S RIGHTS IF THERE IS A DEFAULT: Without notice or demand and without giving up any of its rights, Lender may: A. Require immediate payment of all amounts owing under this Note; B. Collect all amounts owing from any Bonower or Guarantor; C. File suit and obtain judgment; D. Take possession of any Collateral; or E. Sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, any Collateral at public or private sale, with or without advertisement. 6. LENDER'S GENERAL POWERS: Without notice and without Borrower's consent, Lender may: A. Bid on or buy the Collateral at its sale or the sale of another lienholder, at any price it chooses; B. Incur expenses to collect amounts due under this Note, enforce the terms of this Note or any other Loan Document, and preserve or dispose of the Collateral . Among other things, the expenses may include payments for property taxes, prior liens, insurance, appraisals, environmental remediation costs, and reasonable attorney 'sfees and costs . If Lender incurs such expenses, it may demand immediate repayment from Borrower or add the expenses to the principal balance ; C. Release anyone obligated to pay this Note; D. Compromise, release, renew, extend or substitute any of the Collateral; and E. Take any action necessary to protect the Collateral or collect amounts owing on this Note. 7. WHEN FEDERAL LAW APPLIES: When SBA is the holder, this Note will be interpreted and enforced under federal law, including SBA regulations . Lender or SBA may use state or local procedures for filing papers, recording documents, giving notice, foreclosing liens, and other purposes . By using such procedures, SBA does not waive any federal immunity from state or local control, penalty, tax , or liability . As to this Note, Bonower may not claim or assert against SBA any local or state law to deny any obligation, defeat any claim of SBA, or preempt federal law . 8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: Under this Note, Borrower and Operating Company include the successors of each, and Lender includes its successors and assigns . 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS: A. All individuals and entities signing this Note are jointly and severally liable. B. Borrower waives all suretyship defenses. C. Borrower must sign all documents necessary at any time to comply with the Loan Documents and to enable Lender to acquire, perfect, or maintain Lender's liens on Collateral. D. Lender may exercise any of its rights separately or together, as many times and in any order it chooses. Lender may delay or forgo enforcing any of its rights without giving up any of them . P ag e 4 /4

E. Borrower may not use an oral statement of Lender or SBA to contradict or alter the written terms of this Note . F. If any part of this Note is unenfo rceable , all other patis remain in effect . G. To the extent allowed by law , Borrower waives all demands and notices in connection with this Note , including presentment, demand , protest , and notice of dishonor . Borrower also waives any defenses based upon any claim that Lender did not obtain any guarantee ; did not obtain , perfect, or maintain a lien upon Collateral ; impaired Collateral ; or did not obtain the fair market value of Collateral at a sale . 10. STAI E - SPECIFJC PROVIS_IONS: NA 11. BORROWER 'S NAME{S) AND SIONATURE{S) : By signing this Note , Borrower additionally certifies to Lender that: A. Borrower has received a copy of the SBA Paycheck Protection Program Autho r ization ; B. Borrower acknowledges that if Borrower defaults on the Loan, SBA may be required to pay Lender under the SBA guarantee, and SBA may then seek recovery on the Loan (to the extent any balance remains after forgiveness of the loan, as described in Paragraph 3 above) ; C. Borrowe r will keep books and records in a manner satisfactory to Lender, furnish financial statements as requested by Lender , and allow Lender and SBA to inspect and audit books, records and papers relating to Borrower's financial or business condition; D. Borrower will not , without Lender's consent, change its ownership structure , make any distribution of company assets that would adversely affect its financial condition or transfer (including by pledge) or dispose of any assets, except in the ordinary course of business ; and E. Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loan for the purposes stated in the SBA Paycheck Protection Program Authorization. By signing below, each individual or entity becomes obligated under this Note as Borrower . P ag e 5 /4 Borrower(s): B y :

Borrower Certifications and Agreements Paycheck Protection Program Loan 1 of3 The undersigned is the duly elected, qualified, and acting Treasurer I CFO TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION of ( "Borrower" ). In connectio n with Borrower's submission of an application (the "Application") for a loan (the "Loan") from Hometown Bank ("Lender") under the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") of the Small Business Act ( 15 U . S . C . † 636 ), as amended by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"), Borrower hereby certifies, attests, confirms to and agrees with Lender as follows : 1. The Application, the previously provided documentation showing Borrower's calculation of its average monthly payroll costs for purposes of the Application, and each supporting document showing compensation paid to Borrower's employees in 2019 (or other period, if applicable) and provided by or on behalf of Borrower to Lender to support the Application (the "Supporting Documents") is accurate and complete in all material respects and, to the extent previously filed with the United States Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), is identical in substance to the document filed with the IRS . 2. Borrower will indemnify and hold Lender, and each of its officers, trustees, employees, affiliates or agents (each, an "Indemnified Party"), harmless to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable law related to or arising out of any false statement by Borrower in the Application or any of the Supporting Documents . 3. During 2019 , Borrower did not, and as of the date of the Application Borrower does not, have more than 500 employees (including, for this purpose, the employees of any company that is affiliated with Borrower and which employees must be aggregated with Borrower's employees under the regulations and other guidance promulgated or issued by the Small Business Administration ("SBA") and applicable to the Application) . 4. Borrower acknowledges that it has received a copy of the "Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Information Sheet : Borrowers" (the "Fact Sheet") issued by the United States Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") and the Interim Final Rule published by the United States Small Business Administration implementing the Paycheck Protection Program (the "Interim Rule") and that Borrower has read and understands the Fact Sheet and the Interim Rule . Borrower further acknowledges that (a) Borrower has the burden to document expenditures made during the eight - week period described in the Fact Sheet (the eight - week period beginning on the date the Lender makes the first disbursement of the Loan to the Borrower) and the Interim Rule that may result in forgiveness of the Loan in whole or in part, (b) not more than 25 percent of the loan forgiveness amount may be attributable to non - payroll costs such as interest on mortgages, rent and utilities ; (c) the amount of the Loan that may be forgiven may be reduced as a result of Borrower's reduction in the number of full - time equivalent employees or in the salaries and wages paid to employees, (d) neither Lender nor any of its officers, trustees, employees, affiliates or

agents has provided any assurance to Borrower that all or any portion of the Loan will be forgiven, and (e) any portion of the Loan that is not forgiven shall be due and payable in full on the second anniversary of the date of the Note . Borrower also acknowledges that the PPP is subject to change due to reasons outside Lender's control, including as a result of changes in legislation, regulation or formal or informal guidance from Treasury or the SBA (the "PPP Program Rules"), and such changes may be effective retroactively to apply with respect to the Application and the Loan . Borrower further acknowledges and agrees that Lender shall have no liability to Borrower as a result of any change in the PPP Program Rules . 2 of3 5. Borrower acknowledges receipt of the attached SBA E - Tran Paycheck Protection Program Authorization with respect to the Loan. 6. Borrower acknowledges that if Borrower defaults on the loan, SBA may be required to pay Lender under the guarantee provided by SBA to Lender under the PPP and PPP Program Rules, and SBA may then seek recovery on the Loan (to the extent any balance remains after loan forgiveness) . 7. Borrower agrees with Lender to keep books and records in a manner satisfactory to Lender, furnish financial statements as requested by Lender, and allow Lender and SBA to inspect and audit books, records and papers relating to Borrower's financial or business condition . Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, Borrower will provide to Lender, upon Lender's request from time to time during the eight - week Covered Period (as defined below) relevant to loan forgiveness, a schedule in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender showing Borrower's calculation of amounts eligible to be included in the calculation of the "expected forgiveness amount" as that term is used in Section 1106 of the CARES Act . 8. Borrower agrees that not more than fifteen ( 15 ) days after the expiration of the Covered Period as defined in Section 1106 of the CARES Act, Borrower will deliver to Lender an accurate and complete application for forgiveness of the Loan in accordance with Section 1106 , which application will show in reasonable detail all of the data relevant to determining the extent to which (if at all) the Loan qualifies for forgiveness under Section 1106 of the CARES Act . 9. Without prior written notification to, and the consent of, Lender, Borrower will not make any changes to its ownership structure, make any distribution of company assets that would adversely affect its financial condition, or transfer , pledge or dispose of any assets, except in the ordinary course of business .

10. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (a) neither Lender nor any of its officers, directors, trustees, employees, affiliates or agents has provided any financial advice to Borrower or any of its owners, directors, officers or affiliates in connection with the PPP, including the Application and the Loan or whether Borrower can reasonably expect that some or all of the Loan may be forgiven ; (b) neither Lender nor any of its officers, [directors/trustees], employees, affiliates or agents has recommended that the Borrower submit the Application or accept the Loan ; (c) Borrower has calculated without relying on any advice from Lender the amount of Borrower's "average monthly payroll costs" as that term is used in the Application ; (d) Borrower will calculate without relying on any advice from Lender the portion of the Loan that Borrower believes should be forgiven under Section 1106 of the CARES Act and the PPP Program Rules ; (e) interpretation of the PPP Program Rules is not well developed and subsequent guidance from the Treasury or SBA may differ from the generally accepted interpretations of PPP Program Rules as of the time the Application was submitted and the Loan is closed and funded ; and (f) Lender shall have no liability fo Borrower as a result of any miscalculation made by or on behalf of Borrower for PPP purposes, including with respect to the average monthly payroll costs or the amount of the Loan that may be forgiven, arising out of a change in the interpretation of the PPP Program Rules or otherwise . 11. The person whose name is set forth below is a duly elected, qualified, and acting officer of Borrower as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Application, holding the office set forth opposite his/her name, and the signature set forth opposite his/her name is his/her true signature . 3 of3 Signature: ///JAi Dated: ol.J/J , ) o 0 Printed Name: Michael P. Malone Printed Title: Treasurer / CFO Attachments: SBA E - Tran Loan Approval document with respect to Loan

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Carl H. Guild, Jr., certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Technical Communications Corporation;

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Carl H. Guild, Jr.

Carl H. Guild, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 28, 2020

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Michael P. Malone, certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Technical Communications Corporation;

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Michael P. Malone

Michael P. Malone

Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 28, 2020

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. § 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Technical Communications Corporation (the “Company”) certifies that, to his knowledge:

1) the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2020 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2) the information contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2020 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Carl H. Guild, Jr.	/s/ Michael P. Malone
Carl H. Guild, Jr.	Michael P. Malone
President and Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 28, 2020	Date: May 28, 2020

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Note 5 - Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	March 28, 2020		September 28, 2019
Finished goods	$	75,289	$	120,726
Work in process		215,423		182,863
Raw materials		740,772		738,623
Total inventory, net	$	1,031,484	$	1,042,212

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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 632,779
Operating Lease, Liability, Total	$ 632,779
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset		$ 767,712
Operating Lease, Liability, Total		$ 767,712

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Note 3 - Stock-based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

NOTE 3. Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation costs included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the

first

quarter and

first

six

months of each of fiscal

2020

and

2019:

	March 28, 2020				March 30, 2019
	3 months		6 months		3 months		6 months
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	10,161		21,243	$	7,587		15,183
Product development expenses		3,815		5,508		1,197		2,401
Total share-based compensation expense before taxes	$	13,976	$	26,751	$	8,784	$	17,584

As of

March 28, 2020,

there was

$151,802

of unrecognized compensation expense related to options outstanding. The unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized over the remaining requisite service period. As of

March 28, 2020,

the weighted average period over which the compensation expense is expected to be recognized is

3.22

years.

As of

March 28, 2020,

there were

187,700

shares available for grant under the Technical Communications Corporation

2010

Equity Incentive Plan. TCC’s

2005

Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan has expired and options are

no

longer available for grant under such plan, although vested, unexercised options remain outstanding under the

2005

Plan.

The following table summarizes stock option activity during the

first

six

months of fiscal

2020:

	Options Outstanding
	Number of Shares									Weighted Average		Weighted Average Contractual Life
	Unvested			Vested			Total			Exercise Price		(in years)
Outstanding, September 28, 2019		59,400			171,937			231,337		$	8.36		3.95
Grants		20,000			-			20,000			1.87		9.94
Vested		-			-			-
Cancellations/forfeitures		-			(13,837	)		(13,837	)		11.51
Outstanding, December 28, 2019		79,400			158,100			237,500		$	7.28		4.45
Grants		-			-			-			-		-
Vested		(6,300	)		6,300			-			4.22
Cancellations/forfeitures		-			(7,000	)		(7,000	)		7.02
Outstanding, March 28, 2020		73,100			157,400			230,500		$	7.28		4.33

Information related to the stock options vested and expected to vest as of

March 28, 2020

is as follows:

Range of Exercise Prices			Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Exercisable Number of Shares		Exercisable Weighted- Average Exercise Price
$1.01	-	$2.00		20,000		9.69	$	1.87		-	$	-
$2.01	-	$3.00		20,300		6.39		2.69		14,000		2.72
$3.01	-	$4.00		46,500		9.03		3.61		8,400		3.64
$4.01	-	$5.00		16,600		4.24		4.34		14,200		4.37
$5.01	-	$10.00		30,000		4.60		7.75		23,700		8.10
$10.01	-	$15.00		97,100		0.48		11.43		97,100		11.43
				230,500		4.33	$	7.28		157,400	$	9.10

The aggregate intrinsic value of the Company’s “in-the-money” outstanding and exercisable options as of

March 28, 2020

and

March 30, 2019

was

$0.

Unvested stock options are subject to the risk of forfeiture until the fulfillment of specified conditions.

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Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	May 15, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000096699
Trading Symbol	tcco
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-03
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		1,850,403
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 28, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Operating Activities:
Net loss	$ (841,740)	$ (74,984)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	11,088	15,775
Stock-based compensation	26,751	17,584
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(101,774)	274,692
Inventories	10,728	326,116
Other current assets	9,889	5,558
Customer deposits	305,819	(34,973)
Deferred revenue		(857,855)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(407,000)	111,005
Net cash used in operating activities	(986,239)	(217,082)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	1,593,395	1,982,434
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	607,156	1,765,352
Supplemental Disclosures:
Income taxes paid	$ 912	$ 856

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Note 9 - Major Customers and Export Revenue - Foreign and Domestic Net Sales (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Total Revenue	$ 722,751	$ 1,928,468	$ 1,388,676	$ 3,040,813
Domestic [Member]
Total Revenue	495,838	1,821,788	988,047	2,844,465
Foreign [Member]
Total Revenue	$ 226,913	$ 106,680	$ 400,629	$ 196,348

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Note 6 - Leases (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year)					5 years
Lease Annual Rent Payments			$ 171,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term (Year)	2 years 182 days		2 years 182 days
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 43,000	$ 43,000	$ 85,000	$ 85,000

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Note 12 - Impact of COVID-19 Coronavirus

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic [Text Block]

NOTE 12. Impact of COVID- 19 Coronavirus

As a result of the current economic slowdown due to the COVID-

19

pandemic, there has been a noticeable delay in the receipt of customer orders. While we remain in contact with our customers and their requirements have

not

changed, the operations of certain of our customers have been slowed or shut down entirely. Our suppliers thus far have been able to timely deliver components and parts necessary for the manufacture and production of the Company’s products to fulfill orders, although we cannot be sure this trend will continue. To date, while the Company did close its facilities due to health and safety concerns, it has been able to maintain its operations via remote working and believes it will be in a strong position to respond to our customers’ needs as restrictions ease and operations return to normal. Nonetheless, it is uncertain how long our and our customers’ operations will be impacted, and those of our suppliers, and our ability to respond to customer requirements and supplier issues will become more challenging during a period of sustained disruption. Any period of sustained disruption would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

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Note 4 - Revenue

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

NOTE 4. Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue type for the

first

three

and

six

month periods ended

March 28, 2020

and

March 30, 2019.

Revenue type:

	March 28, 2020				March 30, 2019
	3 months		6 months		3 months		6 months
Engineering services	$	457,818	$	866,642	$	877,080	$	1,867,519
Equipment sales		264,933		522,034		1,051,388		1,173,294
Total	$	722,751	$	1,388,676	$	1,928,468	$	3,040,813

Engineering services revenue consists of funded research and development and technology development for commercial companies and government agencies primarily under fixed-price contracts. The Company also derives revenue from developing and designing custom cryptographic solutions for customers’ unique secure voice, data and video communications requirements and integrating such solutions into existing systems. These contracts can vary but typically call for fixed monthly payments or payments due upon meeting certain milestones. Customers are billed monthly or upon achieving the milestone and payments are due on a net basis after the billing date.

Equipment sales revenue consists of sales of communications security equipment for voice, data, facsimile and video networks for military, government and corporate/industrial applications. Equipment sales are billed to the customer upon shipment with typical payment terms requiring a down payment at the time of order with the balance due prior to shipment. For government and certain long term customers, we

may

grant net payment terms.

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Note 8 - Loss Per Share

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

NOTE 8. Loss Per Share

Outstanding potentially dilutive stock options, which were

not

included in the net loss per share amounts as their effect would have been anti-dilutive, were as follows:

230,500

shares at

March 28, 2020

and

215,137

shares at

March 30, 2019.

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Note 9 - Major Customers and Export Sales (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Number of Countries in Which Products are Sold	2	2	2	3
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member]
Number of Major Customers	2	2	2	2
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Two Customers [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	87.00%	94.00%	75.00%	92.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer One [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	63.00%	49.00%	63.00%	61.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Two [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	24.00%	45.00%	12.00%	31.00%

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Note 5 - Inventories - Schedule of Inventory (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Finished goods	$ 75,289	$ 120,726
Work in process	215,423	182,863
Raw materials	740,772	738,623
Total inventory, net	$ 1,031,484	$ 1,042,212

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Note 5 - Inventories

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 5. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	March 28, 2020		September 28, 2019
Finished goods	$	75,289	$	120,726
Work in process		215,423		182,863
Raw materials		740,772		738,623
Total inventory, net	$	1,031,484	$	1,042,212

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Note 9 - Major Customers and Export Sales

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 9. Major Customers and Export Sales

During the

three

months ended

March 28, 2020,

the Company had

two

customers that represented

87%

(

63%

and

24%,

respectively) of net revenue as compared to the

three

months ended

March 30, 2019,

during which

two

customers represented

94%

(

49%

and

45%,

respectively) of net revenue. During the

six

month period ended

March 28, 2020,

the Company had

two

customers that represented

75%

(

63%

and

12%,

respectively) of net revenue as compared to the

six

month period ended

March 30, 2019,

during which

two

customers represented

92%

(

61%

and

31%,

respectively) of net revenue.

A breakdown of foreign and domestic net revenue for the

first

three

and

six

months of fiscal

2020

and

2019

is as follows:

	March 28, 2020				March 30, 2019
	3 months		6 months		3 months		6 months
Domestic	$	495,838	$	988,047	$	1,821,788	$	2,844,465
Foreign		226,913		400,629		106,680		196,348
Total net revenue	$	722,751	$	1,388,676	$	1,928,468	$	3,040,813

The Company sold products into

two

countries during each of the

three

month periods ended

March 28, 2020

and

March 30, 2019.

The Company sold products into

two

countries during the

six

month period ended

March 28, 2020

and

three

countries during the

six

month period ended

March 30, 2019.

A sale is attributed to a foreign country based on the location of the contracting party. Domestic revenue

may

include the sale of products shipped through domestic resellers or manufacturers to international destinations. The table below summarizes foreign revenues by country as a percentage of total foreign revenue.

	March 28, 2020						March 30, 2019
	3 months			6 months			3 months			6 months
Saudi Arabia		99	%		99	%		31	%		57	%
Bahrain		1	%		1	%		-			-
Egypt		-			-			69	%		38	%
Philippines		-			-			-			5	%

A summary of foreign revenue, as a percentage of total foreign revenue by geographic area, is as follows:

	March 28, 2020						March 30, 2019
	3 months			6 months			3 months			6 months
Mid-East and Africa		100	%		100	%		100	%		95	%
Far East		-			-			-			5	%

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Adopted Accounting Standard - Leases

Leases

Effective

September 29, 2019,

the Company adopted ASU

No.

2016

-

02,

Leases

(Topic

842

) (“ASC

842”

), using the modified retrospective approach and did

not

have a cumulative-effect adjustment in retained earnings as a result of the adoption.

ASC

842

requires an entity

to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The adoption of this standard required the Company to recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability associated with the operating lease on its facilities at

100

Domino Drive, Concord, MA in the amount of

$767,712

at

September 29, 2019.

The adoption of ASC

842

did

not

materially change the Company’s consolidated statements of income or consolidated statements of cash flows. See “Note

6.

Leases” below for further discussion.

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Note 6 - Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes Tables

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]

April - September 2020	$	85,301
2021		170,604
2022		170,604
2023		170,604
2024		85,302
Total lease payments		682,415
Less: Imputed interest		(49,636	)
Total lease liability	$	632,779

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Note 3 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 151,802
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value	$ 0	$ 0
Equity Incentive Plan 2010 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)	187,700
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan 2005 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)	0
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	3 years 80 days

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Net revenue	$ 722,751	$ 1,928,468	$ 1,388,676	$ 3,040,813
Cost of revenue	413,958	1,129,236	771,032	1,842,157
Gross profit	308,793	799,232	617,644	1,198,656
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	513,221	595,270	1,097,371	1,139,932
Product development	156,991	36,325	362,385	143,694
Total operating expenses	670,212	631,595	1,459,756	1,283,626
Operating (loss) income	(361,419)	167,637	(842,112)	(84,970)
Other income:
Interest income	153	4,971	372	9,986
Net (loss) income	$ (361,266)	$ 172,608	$ (841,740)	$ (74,984)
Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ 0.09	$ (0.46)	$ (0.04)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ 0.09	$ (0.46)	$ (0.04)
Weighted average shares:
Basic (in shares)	1,850,403	1,850,403	1,850,403	1,850,403
Diluted (in shares)	1,850,403	1,850,403	1,850,403	1,850,403
Net revenue	$ 722,751	$ 1,928,468	$ 1,388,676	$ 3,040,813
Cost of revenue	413,958	1,129,236	771,032	1,842,157
Gross profit	$ 308,793	$ 799,232	$ 617,644	$ 1,198,656

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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in “Note

2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in its Annual Report on Form

10

-K for the year ended

September 28, 2019 (

“2019

Annual Report”) and are supplemented by the notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form

10

-Q. The financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s

2019

Annual Report.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standard - Leases

Leases

Effective

September 29, 2019,

the Company adopted ASU

No.

2016

-

02,

Leases

(Topic

842

) (“ASC

842”

), using the modified retrospective approach and did

not

have a cumulative-effect adjustment in retained earnings as a result of the adoption.

ASC

842

requires an entity

to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The adoption of this standard required the Company to recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability associated with the operating lease on its facilities at

100

Domino Drive, Concord, MA in the amount of

$767,712

at

September 29, 2019.

The adoption of ASC

842

did

not

materially change the Company’s consolidated statements of income or consolidated statements of cash flows. See “Note

6.

Leases” below for further discussion.

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Note 7 - Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7. Income Taxes

The Company has

not

recorded an income tax benefit on its net loss for the

six

month periods ended

March 28, 2020

and

March 30, 2019

due to its uncertain realizability. During previous fiscal years, the Company recorded a valuation allowance for the full amount of its net deferred tax assets since it could

not

predict the realization of these assets.

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Note 11 - Subsequent Event

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

NOTE 11. Subsequent Event

On

April 17, 2020,

the Company entered into a loan agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration under its Paycheck Protection Program as authorized under the CARES Act. The loan is in the amount of

$474,400

and a portion of the loan is expected to be forgiven under provisions of the CARES Act. The remainder of the loan will be paid back over

two

years at an interest rate of

1%

beginning

six

months from the date of the loan.

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Note 6 - Leases - Maturity of Operating Lease Liability (Details)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)
April - September 2020	$ 85,301
2021	170,604
2022	170,604
2023	170,604
2024	85,302
Total lease payments	682,415
Less: Imputed interest	(49,636)
Total lease liability	$ 632,779

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Note 3 - Stock-based Compensation - Information Related to Stock Options (Details) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Number of shares (in shares)	230,500
Weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	4 years 120 days
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 7.28	$ 7.28	$ 8.36
Exercisable number of shares (in shares)	157,400
Exercisable weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 9.10
Range 1 [Member]
Lower range limit (in dollars per share)	1.01
Upper range limit (in dollars per share)	$ 2
Number of shares (in shares)	20,000
Weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	9 years 251 days
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.87
Exercisable number of shares (in shares)
Exercisable weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)
Range 2 [Member]
Lower range limit (in dollars per share)	2.01
Upper range limit (in dollars per share)	$ 3
Number of shares (in shares)	20,300
Weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	6 years 142 days
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.69
Exercisable number of shares (in shares)	14,000
Exercisable weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.72
Range 3 [Member]
Lower range limit (in dollars per share)	3.01
Upper range limit (in dollars per share)	$ 4
Number of shares (in shares)	46,500
Weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	9 years 10 days
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 3.61
Exercisable number of shares (in shares)	8,400
Exercisable weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 3.64
Range 4 [Member]
Lower range limit (in dollars per share)	4.01
Upper range limit (in dollars per share)	$ 5
Number of shares (in shares)	16,600
Weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	4 years 87 days
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 4.34
Exercisable number of shares (in shares)	14,200
Exercisable weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 4.37
Range 5 [Member]
Lower range limit (in dollars per share)	5.01
Upper range limit (in dollars per share)	$ 10
Number of shares (in shares)	30,000
Weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	4 years 219 days
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 7.75
Exercisable number of shares (in shares)	23,700
Exercisable weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 8.10
Range 6 [Member]
Lower range limit (in dollars per share)	10.01
Upper range limit (in dollars per share)	$ 15
Number of shares (in shares)	97,100
Weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	175 days
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.43
Exercisable number of shares (in shares)	97,100
Exercisable weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.43

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Note 9 - Major Customers and Export Revenue - Foreign Revenue (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
SAUDI ARABIA
Foreign revenue by country	99.00%	31.00%	99.00%	57.00%
Mid-East and Africa [Member]
Foreign revenue by geographical area	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	95.00%
BAHRAIN
Foreign revenue by country	1.00%		1.00%
Far East [Member]
Foreign revenue by geographical area				5.00%
EGYPT
Foreign revenue by country		69.00%		38.00%
PHILIPPINES
Foreign revenue by country				5.00%

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Note 3 - Stock-based Compensation - Stock Option Activity (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Unvested (in shares)	79,400	59,400
Vested (in shares)	158,100	171,937
Outstanding (in shares)	237,500	231,337
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 7.28	$ 8.36
Outstanding, weighted average contractual life (Year)	4 years 120 days	4 years 164 days	3 years 346 days
Grants (in shares)		20,000
Grants (in shares)		20,000
Grants, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 1.87
Grants, weighted average contractual life (Year)		9 years 343 days
Cancellations/forfeitures (in shares)	(7,000)	(13,837)
Cancellations/forfeitures (in shares)	(7,000)	(13,837)
Cancellations/forfeitures, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 7.02	$ 11.51
Vested (in shares)	(6,300)
Vested (in shares)	6,300
Vested, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 4.22
Unvested (in shares)	73,100	79,400	59,400
Vested (in shares)	157,400	158,100	171,937
Outstanding (in shares)	230,500	237,500	231,337
Outstanding, , weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 7.28	$ 7.28	$ 8.36

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Note 4 - Revenue (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes Tables

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	March 28, 2020				March 30, 2019
	3 months		6 months		3 months		6 months
Engineering services	$	457,818	$	866,642	$	877,080	$	1,867,519
Equipment sales		264,933		522,034		1,051,388		1,173,294
Total	$	722,751	$	1,388,676	$	1,928,468	$	3,040,813

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Note 1 - Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit), Ending Balance		$ (2,996,671)	$ (2,154,931)
Subsequent Event [Member]
Proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program Under CARES Act	$ 474,400

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 607,156	$ 1,593,395
Accounts receivable - trade	227,697	125,923
Inventories, net	1,031,484	1,042,212
Other current assets	108,361	118,250
Total current assets	1,974,698	2,879,780
Equipment and leasehold improvements	4,591,756	4,591,756
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,565,363)	(4,554,275)
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net	26,393	37,481
Operating lease right-of-use asset	632,779
Total Assets	2,633,870	2,917,261
Current Liabilities:
Current operating lease liabilities	149,424
Accounts payable	47,801	355,158
Accrued liabilities:
Accrued compensation and related expenses	221,292	238,171
Customer deposits	307,865	2,046
Accrued commissions	1,569	84,804
Other current liabilities	18,004	17,533
Total current liabilities	745,955	697,712
Long-term operating lease liabilities	483,355
Total liabilities	1,229,310	697,712
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share; 7,000,000 shares authorized; 1,850,403 shares issued and outstanding at March 28, 2020 and September 28, 2019	185,041	185,041
Additional paid-in capital	4,216,190	4,189,439
Accumulated deficit	(2,996,671)	(2,154,931)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,404,560	2,219,549
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 2,633,870	$ 2,917,261

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
Beginning balance (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2018	1,850,403
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 30, 2019	1,850,403
Beginning balance at Sep. 29, 2018	$ 185,041	$ 4,134,371	$ (2,786,356)
Stock-based compensation		17,584
Net income (loss)			(74,984)	$ (74,984)
Ending balance at Mar. 30, 2019	$ 185,041	4,151,955	(2,861,339)	1,475,657
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 29, 2018	1,850,403
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 30, 2019	1,850,403
Beginning balance at Dec. 29, 2018	$ 185,041	4,143,171	(3,033,947)
Stock-based compensation		8,784
Net income (loss)			172,608	172,608
Ending balance at Mar. 30, 2019	$ 185,041	4,151,955	(2,861,339)	1,475,657
Beginning balance (in shares) at Sep. 28, 2019	1,850,403
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 28, 2020	1,850,403
Beginning balance at Sep. 28, 2019	$ 185,041	4,189,439	(2,154,931)	2,219,549
Stock-based compensation		26,751
Net income (loss)			(841,740)	(841,740)
Ending balance at Mar. 28, 2020	$ 185,041	4,216,190	(2,996,671)	1,404,560
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 28, 2019	1,850,403
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 28, 2020	1,850,403
Beginning balance at Dec. 28, 2019	$ 185,041	4,202,214	(2,635,405)
Stock-based compensation		13,976
Net income (loss)			(361,266)	(361,266)
Ending balance at Mar. 28, 2020	$ 185,041	$ 4,216,190	$ (2,996,671)	$ 1,404,560

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Note 3 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes Tables

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block]

	March 28, 2020				March 30, 2019
	3 months		6 months		3 months		6 months
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	10,161		21,243	$	7,587		15,183
Product development expenses		3,815		5,508		1,197		2,401
Total share-based compensation expense before taxes	$	13,976	$	26,751	$	8,784	$	17,584

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Options Outstanding
	Number of Shares									Weighted Average		Weighted Average Contractual Life
	Unvested			Vested			Total			Exercise Price		(in years)
Outstanding, September 28, 2019		59,400			171,937			231,337		$	8.36		3.95
Grants		20,000			-			20,000			1.87		9.94
Vested		-			-			-
Cancellations/forfeitures		-			(13,837	)		(13,837	)		11.51
Outstanding, December 28, 2019		79,400			158,100			237,500		$	7.28		4.45
Grants		-			-			-			-		-
Vested		(6,300	)		6,300			-			4.22
Cancellations/forfeitures		-			(7,000	)		(7,000	)		7.02
Outstanding, March 28, 2020		73,100			157,400			230,500		$	7.28		4.33

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

Range of Exercise Prices			Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Exercisable Number of Shares		Exercisable Weighted- Average Exercise Price
$1.01	-	$2.00		20,000		9.69	$	1.87		-	$	-
$2.01	-	$3.00		20,300		6.39		2.69		14,000		2.72
$3.01	-	$4.00		46,500		9.03		3.61		8,400		3.64
$4.01	-	$5.00		16,600		4.24		4.34		14,200		4.37
$5.01	-	$10.00		30,000		4.60		7.75		23,700		8.10
$10.01	-	$15.00		97,100		0.48		11.43		97,100		11.43
				230,500		4.33	$	7.28		157,400	$	9.10

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Note 9 - Major Customers and Export Sales (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes Tables

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

	March 28, 2020				March 30, 2019
	3 months		6 months		3 months		6 months
Domestic	$	495,838	$	988,047	$	1,821,788	$	2,844,465
Foreign		226,913		400,629		106,680		196,348
Total net revenue	$	722,751	$	1,388,676	$	1,928,468	$	3,040,813

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

	March 28, 2020						March 30, 2019
	3 months			6 months			3 months			6 months
Saudi Arabia		99	%		99	%		31	%		57	%
Bahrain		1	%		1	%		-			-
Egypt		-			-			69	%		38	%
Philippines		-			-			-			5	%

	March 28, 2020						March 30, 2019
	3 months			6 months			3 months			6 months
Mid-East and Africa		100	%		100	%		100	%		95	%
Far East		-			-			-			5	%

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Note 3 - Stock-based Compensation - Stock-based Compensation Costs (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Stock-based compensation costs	$ 13,976	$ 8,784	$ 26,751	$ 17,584
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Stock-based compensation costs	10,161	7,587	21,243	15,183
Product Development Expenses [Member]
Stock-based compensation costs	$ 3,815	$ 1,197	$ 5,508	$ 2,401

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	7,000,000	7,000,000
Common stock, issued (in shares)	1,850,403	1,850,403
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)	1,850,403	1,850,403

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Note 1 - Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 1. Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation

Company Operations

Technical Communications Corporation (“TCC”) was incorporated in Massachusetts in

1961;

its wholly-owned subsidiary, TCC Investment Corp., was organized in that jurisdiction in

1982.

Technical Communications Corporation and TCC Investment Corp. are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Company”. The Company’s business consists of only

one

industry segment, which is the design, development, manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of communications security devices, systems and services. The secure communications solutions provided by TCC protect vital information transmitted over a wide range of data, video, fax and voice networks. TCC’s products have been sold into over

115

countries and are in service with governments, military agencies, telecommunications carriers, financial institutions and multinational corporations.

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Technical Communications Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented and in order to make the financial statements

not

misleading. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Interim results are

not

necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending

September 26, 2020.

The

September 28, 2019

consolidated balance sheet contained herein was derived from the Company’s

September 28, 2019

audited consolidated balance sheet as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form

10

-K for the fiscal year ended

September 28, 2019

as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted as allowed by SEC rules and regulations. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended

September 28, 2019

included in its Annual Report on Form

10

-K as filed with the SEC.

The Company follows accounting standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, commonly referred to as the FASB. The FASB sets generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) that the Company follows to ensure it consistently reports its financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. References to GAAP issued by the FASB in these footnotes are to the

FASB Accounting Standards Codification

TM

- sometimes referred to as the Codification or ASC.

Liquidity and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and had an accumulated deficit of

$2,997,000

at

March 28, 2020.

These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within

one

year from the issuance date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do

not

include any adjustments to reflect the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company anticipates that its principal sources of liquidity will only be sufficient to fund activities to

December 2020.

In order to have sufficient cash to fund operations beyond that point, the Company will need to secure new customer contracts, raise additional equity or debt capital and/or reduce expenses, including payroll and payroll-related expenses.

On

April 17, 2020,

the Company entered into a loan agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration under its Paycheck Protection Program as authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The loan is in the amount of

$474,400

and a portion of the loan is expected to be forgiven under provisions of the CARES Act. The remainder of the loan will be paid back over

two

years at an interest rate of

1%

beginning

six

months from the date of the loan. This loan is designed to provide assistance in covering the Company’s payroll-related expenses and a portion of certain other costs, such as rent and utilities, for an

eight

week period following the loan date.

In order to have sufficient capital resources to fund operations beyond the temporary relief provided by the CARES Act loan, the Company has been working diligently to secure several large orders with new and existing customers. The receipt of orders is difficult to predict due to the impact of the COVID-

19

pandemic on our customers, as many have had to delay orders as a result of their operations being reduced or shut down. TCC closed its facility due to health and safety concerns but has been able to maintain operations with employees working remotely. Nonetheless, any sustained period of disruption in either our customers’ operations or those of the Company would have a material adverse impact on sales activity and revenue.

The Company is also pursuing raising debt or equity capital. Although the Company believes its ability to secure such new business or raise new capital is likely, the Company cannot provide assurances it will be able to do so, especially in light of the tightening of the credit markets and volatility of the capital markets as a result of the coronavirus.

Should the Company be unsuccessful in these efforts, it would be forced to implement headcount reductions, employee furloughs and/or reduced hours for certain employees or cease operations completely.

Reporting Period

The Company’s by-laws call for its fiscal year to end on the Saturday closest to the last day of

September,

unless otherwise decided by its Board of Directors.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TCC and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based on the unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including but

not

limited to those related to revenue recognition, inventory reserves, receivable reserves, marketable securities, impairment of long-lived assets, income taxes, fair value of financial instruments and stock-based compensation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are

not

readily apparent from other sources. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results

may

differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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Note 6 - Leases

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 6. Leases

The Company leases space from a

third

party for all manufacturing, research and development, and corporate operations. The initial term of the lease was for

five

years through

March 31, 2019

at an annual rate of

$171,000.

In addition, the lease contains options to extend the lease for

two

and

one

-half years through

September 30, 2021

and another

two

and

one

-half years through

March 31, 2024

at an annual rate of

$171,000.

In

September 2018,

the Company exercised its option to extend the term of the lease through

September 2021.

The Company believes that it will exercise the remaining option to extend the lease, notice of which must be given by

March 1, 2021.

As such, the Company uses the extended lease term in its calculation of the lease liability and right-of-use asset. The Company classifies this lease as an operating lease with the costs recognized as a selling, general and administrative expense in its consolidated statements of operations. The lease expense for each of the

three

and

six

month periods ended

March 28, 2020

and

March 30, 2019

was

$43,000

and

$85,000,

respectively.

The table below presents the maturity of the Company’s operating lease liability as of

March 28, 2020:

April - September 2020	$	85,301
2021		170,604
2022		170,604
2023		170,604
2024		85,302
Total lease payments		682,415
Less: Imputed interest		(49,636	)
Total lease liability	$	632,779

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Note 10 - Cash Equivalents

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 10. Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of

three

months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are invested in money market mutual funds. Money market mutual funds held in a brokerage account are considered available for sale. The Company accounts for marketable securities in accordance with FASB ASC

320,

Investments—Debt and Equity Securities.

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Note 11 - Subsequent Event (Details Textual)	Apr. 17, 2020 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Member]
Proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program Under CARES Act	$ 474,400

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Note 8 - Loss Per Share (Details Textual) - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in shares)	230,500	215,137

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Note 4 - Revenue - Disaggregation By Revenue (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Net revenue	$ 722,751	$ 1,928,468	$ 1,388,676	$ 3,040,813
Engineering Services [Member]
Net revenue	457,818	877,080	866,642	1,867,519
Equipment Sales [Member]
Net revenue	$ 264,933	$ 1,051,388	$ 522,034	$ 1,173,294