Cross-Post from sub-reddit
Working on the subject contract, my rovemate appeared to just have no signal to Kerbin. I landed an engineer and installed an communotron 16 antenna. I still have no signal, even though the lander 100m away from it has full signal with the same antenna. It appears the rovemate does not recognize the external antenna. I also have a relay antenna in mun orbit that passes over the site. The probe control will go from yellow to red when it's on the far side, but always shows no signal and the question mark on next to the comm status even when in sight of Kerbin and/or the relay antenna.
The rovemate is powered and not in hibernation. When I release the brakes I have no control.
Please help me salvage this contract.
I've tried:
Uninstalling all mods
Loading past saves
Moving the antenna to many places on the rovemate, including nodes.
Cycling hibernation options
Going back and forth to tracking station
Repositioned wheels
Adding & removing batteries & solar panels
Confirmed settings in all 4 wheels