The nice thing about Chinese made amateur radios is that they are inexpensive. The drawback… programming them. Sometimes it can be a challenge to program these guys. The software for each one is just different enough to frustrate some.
The AnyTone 778UV is a great little mobile ham radio. You can get one for just over $100 US, and that is a bargain for a dual band radio. That makes it cheap enough for preppers to deploy these in several locations and have all of them programmed exactly the same. This quick video will get you up and running quickly.