diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index dd6c5da..a356320 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -8971,6 +8971,10 @@ bool MainWindow::isAllCallIncluded(const QString &text){
     return text.contains("ALLCALL");
 }
 
+bool MainWindow::isGroupCallIncluded(const QString &text){
+    return text.contains("GROUPCALL");
+}
+
 void MainWindow::processActivity(bool force) {
     if (!m_rxDirty && !force) {
         return;
@@ -9261,6 +9265,8 @@ void MainWindow::processCommandActivity() {
         auto d = m_rxCommandQueue.dequeue();
 
         bool isAllCall = isAllCallIncluded(d.to);
+        bool isGroupCall = isGroupCallIncluded(d.to);
+        bool isNear = abs(d.freq - currentFreqOffset()) <= 150;
 
         qDebug() << "try processing command" << d.from << d.to << d.cmd << d.freq << d.grid << d.extra;
 
@@ -9288,8 +9294,8 @@ void MainWindow::processCommandActivity() {
         cd.utcTimestamp = d.utcTimestamp;
         logCallActivity(cd, true);
 
-        // we're only responding to allcall and our callsign at this point, so we'll end after logging the callsigns we've heard
-        if (!isAllCall && !toMe) {
+        // we're only responding to allcall, groupcalls near us, and our callsign at this point, so we'll end after logging the callsigns we've heard
+        if (!isAllCall && !toMe && !(isGroupCall && isNear)) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -9298,12 +9304,6 @@ void MainWindow::processCommandActivity() {
             continue;
         }
 
-        // if this is an allcall, check to make sure we haven't replied to their allcall recently (in the past beacon interval)
-        // that way we never get spammed by allcalls at a higher frequency than what we would normally beacon
-        if (isAllCall && m_txAllcallCommandCache.contains(d.from) && m_txAllcallCommandCache[d.from]->secsTo(now) / 60 < m_config.beacon()) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
         // display the command activity
         ActivityDetail ad = {};
         ad.isLowConfidence = false;
@@ -9378,6 +9378,12 @@ void MainWindow::processCommandActivity() {
             writeDirectedCommandToFile(d);
         }
 
+        // if this is an allcall, check to make sure we haven't replied to their allcall recently (in the past beacon interval)
+        // that way we never get spammed by allcalls at a higher frequency than what we would normally beacon
+        if (isAllCall && m_txAllcallCommandCache.contains(d.from) && m_txAllcallCommandCache[d.from]->secsTo(now) / 60 < m_config.beacon()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         // and mark the offset as a directed offset so future free text is displayed
         // markOffsetDirected(ad.freq, isAllCall);
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 848a479..11a88ca 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -890,6 +890,7 @@ private:
   void updateTxButtonDisplay();
   bool isMyCallIncluded(QString const &text);
   bool isAllCallIncluded(QString const &text);
+  bool isGroupCallIncluded(const QString &text);
   QString callsignSelected(bool useInputText=false);
   bool isRecentOffset(int offset);
   void markOffsetRecent(int offset);
diff --git a/varicode.cpp b/varicode.cpp
index 17b0be5..7084f3a 100644
--- a/varicode.cpp
+++ b/varicode.cpp
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ quint16 nusergrid = nbasegrid + 10;
 quint16 nmaxgrid  = (1<<15)-1;
 
 QMap<QString, quint32> basecalls = {
-    { "<....>",  nbasecall + 1 }, // incomplete callsign
-    { "ALLCALL", nbasecall + 2 },
+    { "<....>",    nbasecall + 1 }, // incomplete callsign
+    { "ALLCALL",   nbasecall + 2 },
+    { "GROUPCALL", nbasecall + 3 },
 };
 
 QMap<quint32, QString> cqs = {