Group Types and Maximum List Sizes

(size limit 250) Created by a user and only visible from the creator's Group List. Only the creator can initiate a call to a Personal Group. Personal Groups cannot be created in the PC Client.

(size limit 250) Visible in all member's Group Lists. Any member of the group can initiate a call to the group. Member groups cannot be created in the PC Client.

(size limit 250) Available for any user to join. The owner/manager of the group may or may not be a participant in the group, and there may be more than one Group Manager.

(size limit 250) Created by any user. Only the owner/manager can add Members. The owner/manager of the group may or may not be a participant in the group, and there can be more than one Group Manager.

(size limit 250) These groups have a definable time of day/day of week shifts associated with them. The members of the group can change for each shift. The owner/manager of the Group may or may not be a participant in the Group and there can be more than one Group Manager. Users with a Dispatch Group in their Group List can call the group and route it to members of the group that are on shift at the time.

(size limit 60,000) Broadcast Groups are used to deliver high-priority messages. Broadcast Group calls are high-priority unicast voice messages. Broadcast messages will re-try until all messages have been delivered. Only Primary or Secondary Administrators can create this type of group.

(size limit 250) Surveillance Channel Groups are used by Law Enforcement personnel whose typical profile requires long calls that cannot be automatically ended after brief periods of inactivity.

(size limit 250) Provide a means for Public Safety agencies to broadcast important audio feeds, such as NOAA Weather, Air Traffic Control, and any LMR network in a monitor-only mode.

(size limit 250) Not pre-configured groups, but a selection of multiple contacts from the Contact List. Highlight the Contacts and press the PTT button to establish a call.