Intermittent broadcast through Airport network

I have posted on this before, others have said they have the same problem, but still no solutions. Running iMac, iTunes, Airport Utility, all fully updated software and firmware. These problems have been around for at least 4 Leopard upgrades. Problem is that when I select output to either or both Airport Express stations in my home, both of which are set up as extensions of my Extreme, SOMETIMES the music is intermittent. iTunes is not pausing, it continues to track through the tune, but sound starts, stops, starts stops. The Express units are 25' and 12' away (the latter through a floor.) Both are installed, both show up in Airport Utility. Sometimes I can run 3 or 4 hours without an interruption, sometimes (like today) the interruptions come multiple times each minute. (Default in-output device is Agogee Duet, by the way -- but this happens even when that is not installed.) Somebody help, please.

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Hello Starwolfgang. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
The router is assigning a static IP to my AE (192.168.5.101).
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