Can't connect 2nd airport extreme wirelessly to airport extreme base station

I have an Airport Extreme base station connected to my cable modem.  I have a 2nd Extreme I am trying to connect wirelessly to the base station to extend my network.  The Airport Utility does not see the second AE.  Also the status light on the 2nd AE is flashing amber.  I have tried hard resets and the Utility will not find it.

OK, thanks for the information.
I'm not sure if this has anything to do with your issue or not, but according to Apple, a Windows PC cannot be used to configure the newer models of the AirPort Extreme correctly. Here is what the Specifications page for the new AirPort Extreme indicates:
Setup and Administration
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 6 or later and AirPort Utility 1.3
Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later and AirPort Utility 6.3
http://www.apple.com/airport-extreme/specs/
I don't have a PC here to test out the setup.
We can try to configure the 2nd Extreme to extend the 1st, but if that is not successful....and you used the PC to configure the 1st Extreme....it may be necessary to start all over again and reconfigure the 1st Extreme using recommended software before the 2nd Extreme can be set up.
For now, temporarily move the 2nd Extreme to the same room or close proximity to the 1st Extreme.  Power up the 2nd Extreme for a few minutes, then hold in the reset button on the device for 8-10 seconds and release. Allow a full minute for the 2nd Extreme to restart to a slow, blinking amber light.
On the home screen for an iPhone or iPad.....
Tap Settings
Tap Wi-Fi
Look for an option to Setup a New AirPort Base Station
Tap on AirPort Exteme just below that option
The utility will open up and take a minute to analyze the network, then suggest that the 2nd Extreme will be configure to extend the 1st Extreme. Enter a device name that you want to use for the 2nd Exteme and tap Next.
The utility will configure everything for you. When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done.
Now move the 2nd Exteme approximately half way between the 1st Extreme and the area that needs more wireless signal coverage and try things out. Extending this way using wireless will usually result in a loss of about half of the potential network speed, but that is not avoidable with a wireless method.

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