digger1213

I can think of two things that could be causing this. You could be connected to one of the numerous connection points scattered over Kerbin, but this can be disabled when starting the game. Alternatively you could have "Atmospheric Planet Occlusion" (or something like that) turned all the way down, which means that atmospheric planets would be essentially invisible (or at least a whole lot smaller) to your Commnet connections. This is configured at the Advanced settings when creating your game. Having a pilot on board also gives all the features of being connected to KSC, so if you have a pilot on board connection doesn't matter apart from science transmissions. Hope I helped.

Thanks for the answers. As I am not very far into the tech tree, I guess I will have to wait for a better relay dish. Thank you both for the help.

So, I set up a (relatively) geosynchronous comm ring around Kerbin, as I disabled the other ground stations for communication. My problem is that I am getting a strangely weak comm signal. All three satellites are exactly the same, they have two HG-5 High Gain Antennas, and I have a tier two Tracking Station. I am relatively early game and do not have access to any better antennas. The satellite directly connected has a 100 percent connection. The one connected to it, roughly on the other third, has only a 17 percent connection. The third one hasn't been set up yet. Don't know what else to add. Some pictures: If this is an intended feature, which it probably is as I read more into it, what workarounds are there? Especially considering I disabled the other ground stations.