Tamz

My Surecom SW-102 gives the same SWR readings as my RigExpert AA-650 antenna analyzier..
But the rest of your post was very impressive - You must be very smart!

I often get 1.1:1 - 1:2:1 on my MXTA26 and when I put it on a good groundplane I have seen 1.0:1 more than once. 

I agree..
I have put one up, and am [partially] responsible for getting a 2nd one up, covering most of Southern California.

Forgot to mention..Thanks for reminding me...  Always beware of the "some people" that try their best overcomplicate everything.

Now this may not be news to some of you, but...

One of the things I can't stand with some of the radios, is that they come hard coded with all of the GMRS 'channels' (including the annoyingly occupied 'bubble pack' channels).  In the really cheap radios, you're kinda stuck with these as, other than the CTCSS settings, they cannot be deleted and/or altered.  If you're lucky, there are a few memory locations for custom channels, but you're still stuck with all 30 of the hard coded channels.

From the factory, the KG-935G also has all of these default channels.  However, unlike many of the radios, these default channels can be deleted and the memory space used as one desires!  A big plus in my book, because I have just a couple of systems I routinely use and, I hate having to scroll through a list of unwanted channels just to get to the ones I actually desire.  Sure, I can put up to 999 channels in the thing, but does anybody really want or need that?

So now, as I rotate the channel selector knob, it goes through the few systems I have and then returns to the first channel in the list!  Much better than feeling like I'm winding up an alarm clock to find the system I want!

Additionally, I've discovered that the scan lists, with the exception of #1, can be customized, another perk IMHO.

This is where a better, more detailed manual, would be nice, instead of having to experiment with the software!

FWIW!

 

So ive been running a wouxun mobile as a base station for over a year now.  It has earned its spot in my ham shack having no issues in over a year.  I am getting a couple other brand radios to cover some ham frequencies.  Several times in this past year Ive tried to find a reason to dislike this radio that many of the super powers in this forum call junk.
i havent run across any to date.  We set up and use repeaters which are in very close proximity to very important repeaters.  The radio equipment that are being used for the actual repeaters and link radios are a different brand and that is mainly a duty cycle performance of known components.  But I have used the repeater with my wouxun radio with no interference in either direction,
Some of my ham buddies have switched to the 1000g to run gmrs.  One in particular has ove 50 years in the radio world and he describes the 1000g as being solid.  So much so that he ordered some more wouxun to run as mobiles. He runs radios for hours every day and continues to say they are solid.  I agree completely. 
So if you are on the fence about this brand, I would say with malice that the 1000g is a great selection for gmrs. 
WRMK691, KI5UCM  

There are too many unknown variables for anyone to accurately answer your question - but it is safe to say that that using a 20-30W mobile radio you can hit a repeater anywhere from 1 to 90 miles away.. Maybe more.. maybe less.
I can hit a repeater 70 miles away from me with my 5W handheld and I have hit a repeater from 85 miles away on my 50W mobile.. 
But it really depends on the mobile radio, the repeater, and what is between the two.