Technology Research Corporation Appoints
                              Jerry T. Kendall
                     President and Chief Operating Officer

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, April 17, 2003  - Robert S. Wiggins, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Technology Research Corporation (TRC), (NASDAQ-TRCI)
announced today that Jerry T. Kendall has been appointed President and Chief
Operating Officer.  Kendall will be responsible for TRC's commercial business
reporting to Wiggins.  Raymond B. Wood, Senior Vice President of Government
Operations, continues to be responsible for the Company's government business
reporting to Wiggins.

Wiggins said, "I am pleased that we could attract a person of Jerry's
experience and capability to strengthen the Company's management team as we
continue to concentrate on expanding our commercial business."  Wiggins added,
"He is already knowledgeable about TRC having previously served on our Board of
Directors for 4 1/2 years in the 1994 - 1998 time frame."

Jerry Kendall attended Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State
University receiving his BA in Management in 1967 and his MBA in 1970, both
from Georgia State University.  Kendall was most recently Executive Vice
President, The Americas, for Sensormatic Electronics Corporation, then a $1.1
billion electronics security company.  Previous executive management positions
include Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service for
Security Tag Corporation, President of Lasergate Corporation and President and
Chief Executive Officer of Paradyne Corporation.  He also held sales management
positions with Inforex, sales positions with IBM and was a financial analyst
with the Lockheed Georgia Company.

TRC is recognized as a worldwide leader in electrical safety products that
prevent electrocution, electrical fires and protect against serious injury from
electrical shock.  Based on its core technology in ground fault sensing,
products are designed to meet the needs of the consumer, commercial, and
industrial markets worldwide.  The Company also supplies power monitors and
control equipment used by the United States Military and its prime contractors.

"Safe Harbor" Statement: Certain statements in this press release are forward
looking in nature and accordingly, are subject to risks of uncertainties.  The
actual results may differ materially from those described or contemplated.