Note 1 - Company Operations	12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	( 1 ) 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 collectively referred to 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 a significant number of countries and are in service with governments, military agencies, telecommunications carriers, financial institutions and multinational corporations. Liquidity and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern The Company has suffered recurring losses from operations for the past seven years and had an accumulated deficit of $2,786,000 at September 29, 2018. 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 consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10 -K. Such consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the uncertainty 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 January 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 reduce expenses, including payroll and payroll-related expenses . In order to have sufficient capital resources to fund operations, the Company has been working diligently to secure several large orders with new and existing customers. In addition, the Company is considering raising capital through equity or debt arrangements. Although it believes its ability to secure such new business and raise new capital is likely, it cannot provide assurances it will be able to do so. Should the Company be unsuccessful in these efforts, it would then be forced to implement headcount reductions, employee furloughs and/or reduced hours for certain employees or cease operations completely.

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) 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 collectively referred to 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 a significant number of countries and are in service with governments, military agencies, telecommunications carriers, financial institutions and multinational corporations.

Liquidity and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The Company has suffered recurring losses from operations for the past

seven

years and had an accumulated deficit of

$2,786,000

September 29, 2018.

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 consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form

-K. Such consolidated financial statements do

not

include any adjustments to reflect the uncertainty 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

January 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 reduce expenses, including payroll and payroll-related expenses

In order to have sufficient capital resources to fund operations, the Company has been working diligently to secure several large orders with new and existing customers. In addition, the Company is considering raising capital through equity or debt arrangements. Although it believes its ability to secure such new business and raise new capital is likely, it cannot provide assurances it will be able to do so.

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