Welcome.

However, after I moved to North America I got a shortwave radio and tried
listening just once. It was an average SW Radio from Phillips. Just got BBC and
VOA. That was it.

In what part of North America are you presently located? That makes a big
difference in what can be heard and when.

This (Friday) morning, at 1400 UTC, I tuned in to Clay Douglas on 12160 kHz. I
didn't hear him but there were many other stations on that frequency, several
being about the same strength.

That was on my little jWIN, using my metal chandelier as an antenna in my
metal-sheathed mobilehome. I was tempted to get serious with my DX-392, but I
had some work I had to do.

73,
Bill, K5BY
SE Texas