Does height affect read range?

Absolutely!  The higher you are able to mount the sensor from ground the better.  This was the main reason we designed the base bracket holder to include a stand and/or many means of fastening the sensors up in the air.  We have done extensive testing with it at different heights and even sitting directly on the ice and still have seen performance out to nearly 1 mile Line of Sight.  But let’s face it… for the VultureNet system in most circumstances it really doesn’t matter because we have such long range!