[Elecraft] K1 - No output

[stan levandowski]

I just finished  FOUR BAND K1 #2994.  Receives FB; all functions appear 
to work. NB and KAT not yet built/installed.  Sensitivity seem very good 
but a LOT noisier than either K2 or K3.

However, the transmitted signal is very weak (although of excellent 
quality and on frequency).  Going into a dummy load through my analog 
wattmeter shows no RF output so it's probably less than .1 W.  Same deal 
on all bands.

The initial checkout voltages and resistances are within the specified 
ranges.

I'm just about convinced that the Q7 PA transistor is bad although the 
E-B-C voltages tested out OK and it is NOT shorted to ground.

One more thing - Transformer T4 (all my toroids were wound by 
TheToroidGuy) seems "interesting" . The actual resistances of 1-3 and 
2-4 (on a Fluke DMM) show -0.01 ohms whiich seems to agree with the 
manual's requirement that the measurement be no greater than 5 ohms. 
The schematic  shows 2-4 connected to 1-3 so apparently this continuity 
is all OK?

I'm stumped. Either the problem is not at all obvious or so very obvious 
I'm looking right across it.

  Before I start the long process of signal tracing I thought I'd throw 
my problem out to the List and see if anyone has any quick ideas.

(P.S. - My test equipment is limited to a DMM, an antenna analyzer, and 
a homemade RF probe.)