Guess what finally showed up in the mail today?????
3+ months later, I have a complete deck. Channaman was telling the truth after all. I have no idea why it took so long to get here. I still have not tested the unit, but I don't have any reason to believe that it is non-functional. I will test it once I move back to school tomorrow. But it looks as though Channaman has come through.
Let this be a lesson: Don't forget items with the initial shipment! Now I need to decide whether I want to swap in the Alpine or sell it since I already have a deck in place. Decisions decisions...