Airport Base Cutting in and Out

My Airport base station has started cutting in and out and restarting it only sometimes works. Once returning to detectable signal, it may work for seconds, minutes or hours.
For four years, we have had a flat-screen iMac, an eMac and a network printer working without a hitch. Recently, We added a MacBook Pro, also without a glitch. Suddenly, in the past three days, the signal has frequently become undetectable, even at the iMac only 2 feet away.
Clearly, it does return to use, as I am using it now. Leaving it in use (e.g streaming a radio over internet) seems to keep it active, but I am not sure for how long.
I've tried it all: turn Airport on and off; unplug and re-start base station; unplug and re-start DSL modem; repair permissions; name it.
The unit seems to have spontaneous regeneration as it seems to work after sitting unused for a while (though I have to log back in, which I have not had to do in the past).
All three computers are running 10.4.5 and all have the latest Airport updates.
Is there something else to try? Do I just go for a new base station? Could it be something outside--DSL, electronic interference, etc? (No new electronics in the house.)
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yes, am experiencing a similar problem.
brand new iMAC intel, with firmware upgraded. 10.4.6
when I try to do a software upgrade, I can begin the download. it goes for about 2 mb or so, and then cuts out.
no signal, download is stopped...but a few seconds later the airport signal is back on at full strength.
am going to try the suggestion of channel change
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