Sarah,

I am partial to the Wouxun models.

I have owned one of the original models since 2010, and it has seen a 
bunch of use, almost daily.

Most of them are in the $100 to $140 range, and can be bought at almost 
any ham equipment dealer, especially the traditional ones such as HRO, 
AES, and Universal Radio.

They cost more than the Beofengs,  but in my opinion at least, they are 
much better radios. Plus, they are much easier to program from the 
keypad itself.

The voice feedback is similar to what you have with the beofeng, but 
you do not get that feedback for the PL tones.

There is a work around for that, which is explained in the 
documentation that was developed by Buddy Brannon and others for the 
early Wouxun model.

-- 
Mike Duke, K5XU