Perched high atop Mount Tom in Holyoke, Massachusetts, the Mount Tom Amateur Repeater Association (MTARA) operates critical high-altitude repeater infrastructure serving Western Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut, and Southern Vermont. Operating under the iconic call sign W1TOM, the association delivers robust voice and digital communications coverage across the regional valley terrain.
MTARA’s multi-band repeater system provides seamless VHF and UHF wide-area connectivity on 146.940 MHz and 443.200 MHz. This extensive reach is vital for weekly traffic nets, weather monitoring, and emergency communications during severe weather events in Hampshire and Hampden counties.
Beyond maintaining hardware on the mountain, MTARA hosts regular technical breakfasts, ham-fests, and license examination sessions. By continuously modernizing repeater equipment with battery backup systems and digital linking capabilities, MTARA guarantees that local radio operators have dependable, crystal-clear communications across Western Massachusetts anytime, anywhere.
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