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ACCORDINGLY.  DYNAMIC BECAUSE THE RADIO SPECTRUM IS CONTINUALLY CHANGING,
AND A CR RESPONDS TO THOSE CHANGES.  AUTOMATIC BECAUSE THE CR DOES THIS ON
ITS OWN, WITHOUT HUMAN CONTROL OR EVEN OVERSIGHT.  ACCORDINGLY BECAUSE THE
CR OBSERVES, LEARNS, AND ADAPTS.  THE PROCESS FOR CR IS SIMILAR TO WHAT
HAMS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO ON THE AIR.  FIRST, TUNE AROUND AND ANALYZE WHAT WE
HEAR ON THE BAND.  SECOND, DECIDE HOW TO CONFIGURE THE RADIO EQUIPMENT AND
MAYBE A PC.  THIRD, MAKE THE CONTACT AND COMMUNICATE.  FINALLY, EVALUATE
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WHETHER IT ACCOMPLISHED WHAT YOU WANTED AND LEARN FROM THAT.  HAMS HAVE
BEEN DOING CR FOR A CENTURY, ENABLING US TO SHARE OUR SPECTRUM THROUGH
FLEXIBILITY AND SKILL I. E.  RADIO KNOW HOW.  HERES AN EXAMPLE OF HAM RADIO
CR TUNE THROUGH THE LOWER 100 KHZ OF THE 40 METER BAND WHEN VOICE, DATA,
AND CW STATIONS ARE ALL ACTIVE.  YOU MIGHT HEAR DIGITAL STATIONS EXCHANGING
EMAIL, VOICE STATIONS IN A NET OR ROUND TABLE, AND CW STATIONS CHASING DX
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