Airport connectivity is really sporadic - like weeks on, DAYS off!

Okay, I'm officially frustrated. I have an Extreme Base station (XBS) and an Airport Express (AEX). Both of which lose wireless connectivity for extended periods of time - like days! I've tried everything that I can (resetting, deleting preferences, etc.) and it just won't work. Last night I erased my disk and re-installed OS 10.3.9 thinking that it's something inside my computer and it's STILL not working. I checked the 'console.log' and noticed the line: 'readHCFInfo: airPortExec returns error : e00002e9'
Can anyone help me figure this situation out? Is it my Airport Card? Base Station(s)? Motherboard?
Because I'm ready to throw this thing out the window!
iMac G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)
iMac G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi Duane.
I wish it were that easy... I have them set to a specific channel. Any other ideas? Do you know of a way I can verify it's not a mother board issue?
I failed to mention that about 6 months ago, my airport stopped working just like it's doing now. Anyway, before my Apple Care Support expired, I was on the phone with a tech for about 3 hours. After running all of these tests, they determined that it might be the mother board. So I took it in. There, the support team told me that the airport card was able to detect their network immediately!!
So basically, I've narrowed it down to either sporadic interference, (which, in my opinion seems odd) or a mother board. Any suggestions?

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