Antennas not working although map shows connection

[KerbMav]

This craft right here has a visible connection (lines in the map screenshot), but no probe control available and I cannot figure out why.

The four comm-satellites have each four Communotron-16 that can reach KSC (and/or other ground stations).

The HG-5 antennas on the craft were previously covered by a fairing - something rings a bell for me here, but not sure?

Kopernicus is installed and the system has been rescaled to x10 planets and 7.xy orbits - SigmaDimensions has extended the antenna ranges by the app. multiplier.
I am also using DMagic's ScienceRelay.
Couple other mods, but those are the only ones that I would suspect to influence comms in any way.

If I choose ComNet in the settings, do only Relay satellites act as hopping-points to the ground stations etc.?
So, do all Direct antennas only work for the vessel they are installed on?
Do multiple antennas even extend the range of inactive vessels - or do multiple antennas only combine their ranges for the active vessel as well?

 

 

Edited July 14, 2019 by KerbMav

[KerbMav]

1 hour ago, KerbMav said:

If I choose ComNet in the settings, do only Relay satellites act as hopping-points to the ground stations etc.?

 

So, do all Direct antennas only work for the vessel they are installed on?
Do multiple antennas even extend the range of inactive vessels - or do multiple antennas only combine their ranges for the active vessel as well?

 

Yup - answered my own question ... maybe this post will help someone at some point in the future ...

It has been to long since I actually played it seems - and my memory is cluttered with mods as well ... ^^