by Bill Morris  With the growing array of communication options for offshore sailors, it is easy to be dazzled by the growing availability of satellite phones and even digital television. In reality, though, hardcore voyaging sailors by and large depend on the flexibility and independence afforded by amateur, or “ham,” radio, which allows you to speak with other radio operators on both land and sea anywhere in the world with no monthly or per-minute charge to worry about. As long as you have the requisite FCC license, at least General Class, you can rag-chew to your heart’s content from any…