memph33777 said:
once i program my scanner with the computer will it be programmed for the whole country? e.g. when i travel to other areas will my scanner pick up automatically when i travel?
No it will not. You only have 10 banks to program systems in. You'll be doing good to use only half the banks. The scanner doesn't automatically switch between systems. If you travel, you'll have to add those systems in. You can use the V-Folder system, and have basically 10 scanners in one, just switch between the different folders as you travel.
But you still have to program all the different individual folders for different systems.
For switching between systems automatically, look into the new Uniden 996t mobile. It has GPS capabilities, for switching between systems that you program into it, based on radio tower locations.