Airport card (802.22b) not receiving wifi signal(?)

The subject line pretty much says it all. I am currently receiving the internet via an ethernet cable since it seems that my old eMac is unable to receive wifi signals from anywhere, even from my own modem which is roughly three feet from my computer. I have tried reconnecting the antenna wire to my Airport card and reseating it in the computer without success. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance to all who answer!

I checked System Profiler and this is what I got:
Wireless Card Type: Airport
Wireless Card Locale: USA
Wireless Card Firmware Version: 9.52
Current Wireless Network: wireless network not available
Note: Airport was turned on at the time I checked System Profiler

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