"James M. Knox" wrote:
What's the transmit power of that little handheld supposed to be anyway?

The answer to that is, it depends on the battery pack the transmitter is
drawing from.
The more cells (volts and milli-amp-hours), the more power (up to a
limit).
For the old ICOM A2 and A20, I have a choice of five or six different
battery packs, each providing a different power output and
transmit/receive time.