Why do I not have probe control?

[Kevin Kerbman]

I don't understand why i don't have probe control. I have electricity. I have an antenna (that tiny 1st relay thingy) I have put a whole bunch of relays around Kerbin and Mun. But as soon as I get beyond Mun orbit I stop having probe control. Its so weird. I just placed a relay into orbit, just beyond Mun where I still had control. Then I burned prograde to raise orbit to drop of another relay a bit further but I immediately lose control Even though I am right next to the relay I just placed there and that has connection. 

[Curveball Anders]

51 minutes ago, Kevin Kerbman said:

 I have an antenna (that tiny 1st relay thingy)

Erp!
Is that a relay antenna or a direct one?

[king of nowhere]

and which antennas are you using? the first relay antennas are very underpowered and don't have much range.  refer to the wiki article here: https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/CommNet

under "range calculation" you'll see that two HG-5 antennas can only communicate in a range of 5000 km, which may not be enough for your purposes.

also (trying to cover all the possibilities here), make sure the antennas are deployed

[jimmymcgoochie]

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[AHHans]

Hi @Kevin Kerbman, welcome to the Forums.

A screenshot of the craft and another one of the map-view would probably help a lot.

In game <F1> will generate a screenshot, that will be placed in the ".../Kerbal Space Program/Screenshots/" directory. And here is a guide how to get a screenshot into the forums: https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/173756-quick-guide-to-posting-pictures-on-the-forum/

Edited June 22, 2021 by AHHans