RemoteTech is an excellent mod. It is very challenging for a new player to use in sandbox mode. Career mode is a whole other animal. If you are't sure how to set up a functioning network, you can check out my video here.
One of the most important things is to make sure you have enough transmitters/antennas to make all the necessary connections. You want at least 3 dishes and 2 large solar panels (or a nuclear reactor from the Interstellar mod) in order to run the dishes. You want the main (call it GEO-1) to have a minimum of 3 dishes and I always throw an omni-directional antenna on for good measure. You need 3 dishes to make the following connections:
GEO-1 to Kerbal Space Command
GEO-1 to GEO-2
Geosynchronous Orbit
GEO-1 to GEO-3
Regardless of whether you go with a 4-satellite or a 3-satellite network, you will need 3 dishes on GEO-1 just for the network. If you wish to connect a satellite to another celestial body, like the Mun, Minmus or Duna, you will need 1 dish for that. You will also require 1 dish for an unmanned rocket you want to operate around Kerbin or transfer out to another body.
You can of course utilize other GEO-X satellites to run your Mun relay network or a particular craft. If you have a space station that you wish to connect up to the network, you will need another dish. If you want to keep the relays to the fewest amount of satellites, your GEO-1 could have a shit-ton of dishes. If it goes down, you could really screw yourself over, but that is unlikely. Hope the video and pictures help with your RemoteTech questions and as always, fly safe-ish.
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