what are better police scanners? mobile or handheld?

what are better police scanners? mobile or handheld?
i would like to know if mobile or handheld police scanners are the best?
if it is handheld would a mobile magnet mount antenna get me better reception?
and do handheld scanners have that thing in them that when i travel city to city it will pick up that area?

Best answer:

A handheld is very convenient over a desktop/mobile. But, you usually get better performance with a mobile. A mobile magnet mount will always give you better reception, especially if you get an antenna specifically tuned to the frequency band you are monitoring. A handheld scanner comes with a very basic and general antenna, but you can attach a magnet mount antenna to a handheld!

visit scannermaster.com and look at their antennas.
A handheld will often have a BNC connection for their antenna and you can get magnet mounts with BNC connectivity. Same thing applies with most mobile scanners.

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