Q: wats the difference from a trunking scanner and a base scanner?? will one of them pick up the police better?
A: There are basically 3 types of scanners, Handheld, Mobile, and Base. Any of these scanners can do trunk tracking. If you live in a bigger city, you will probably need trunk tracking. Trunk tracking is a method for running multiple conversations on a limited number of frequencies. Here is a link for more info on trunk tracking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunked_radio_system As far as which one will work better, it really depends on where you plan on having your scanner and what the local police use for their communication systems.