Can't get Extreme to broadcast 802.11ac, various network issues.

I have a current gen Extreme being extended by the previous generation Extreme. I have both set to have separate names for the 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks, since I like to manually connect my closer devices to the 5GHz and get much faster speeds.
However, when I run whatever WiFi analyzer software I can find on my PC, there are a few issues.
The first of which is that the 5GHz network say that it's only a, not ac. The 2.4GHz network says b, g, n.
Or I should say networkS, because for some reason when scanned I get results for three separate networks.
2.4GHz on Channel 11 (b, g, n)
2.4GHz on Channel 11 (b, g, n)
5GHz on Channel 157 (a)
I just set them all to share the same name, just to test it out, and it still shows up as 3 networks and the 5GHz band still isn't 802.11ac, only 802.11a.
The wireless card I'm scanning with is definitely an 802.11ac card, and it's picking up another network nearby which it shows as "n, ac"
Can anyone help me out here? I feel like I've got a big mess on my hands. I would imagine that the extender complicates things a bit, but I live in a really big house and it's absolutely necessary to extend the range.
Obviously the fact that I'm only getting 802.11a on my 5GHz network is also really, really troubling, especially since I'm picking up a nearby connection with both 802.11n and ac, without 802.11a even listed as an option.

I'm in the northeastern US, so it's certainly not illegal.
The channel is set to automatic. I haven't checked it again recently since I grabbed inSSIDer instead of whatever tool I was using, but right now regardless of whether or not I set up my 5GHz to have a separate name, it's only showing one single a/g/n network (which I'm positive is a 2.4GHz network). I temporarily disabled the extender, it's 4:18am so I'm not gonna be able to do much else until I wake up later on.
As for the firmware, I'm running the latest. Airport Utility is also the latest on iOS. I don't use the Windows version, I think it's several years old and doesn't work very well.
The location is not a problem at all. I'm in the same room as the router, roughly 5-6 feet away under normal circumstances. I'm picking up the AC signal from somewhere else that isn't even near the device, so I don't think it's an issue of range.
I wish I could check from my iPhone 6 Plus whether or not I'm connecting to AC. When I run a speedtest, I'm getting close to 200mbps which is a good 50-60mbps faster than I was getting on my iPhone 5 before I upgraded.
I'm going to bed for the night, but I really hope I can get this resolved tomorrow. I imagine I'm going to have to restore the Extreme and the extender to factory settings and start all over again. I just hope that it'll make a difference. No sense in having an AC router if I can't get the speed/range.

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I have posted a new topic on this because I feel strongly about it.
Here's a copy and paste of what I said:
"I have spent literally the equivalent of 3 full days, configuring, reconfiguring, re-installing, setting up, un-setting up, scouring the internet, phoning people, taking trips to the Apple Store to find a solution. All a total waste of time. Why? Because until there is an update to cure the problem, the Airport Extreme BS will not function properly when used in an environment other than a basic setup.
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Chris"

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