I would be kind of surprised if you are getting signals on the broadcast band, especially at the low end. On the higher frequencies, the shorted input coil is probably capacitively coupling the signal to the secondary. Miles B. Anderson, K2CBY 16 Round Pond Lane Sag Harbor, NY 11963 Tel.: (631) 725-4400 Fax.: (631) 725-2223 e-mail: k2cby at optonline.net