My Airport Express Disconnect From the Cable Every Few Minutes

Hello,
I have had an Airport Express for 3 years and it sometimes disconnects after a few minutes. Actually, it more looks like that the Airport crashes: the "PC Link" light on the cable modem goes off, the Airport lights go off and I cannot find my Airport Network any more on my computer.
When this happens, I can either unplug it from the power and plug it back in, or simply move the Airport around a little bit, and it will re-start. Sometimes the problem does not re-occur for a few hours or days, sometimes it keeps happening every few minutes and of course drives me crazy...
Is it because ... :
- ... my Airport has a faulty connection and I should replace it?
- ... there are power surges in my electricity installation (eg this seems to happen when I or my neighbors have air conditioners on, I live in one of those old New York buildings), and I should get an anti-surge device, or a newer Airport would deal with this better?
- ... of something else?
Thanks for your help!

First, my mistake: I have an Airport Extreme base, not Express.
Second, I am sorry, I do not think it is interference.
I lose the connection to the CABLE, not the base, it's like the BASE crashes. How is that interference? It's not about the signal but about the connection to the cable. The cable MoDem does tell me that the connection is lost, as I said ("PC Link" does not blink anymore).
Finally, there is nothing in direct proximity of the Airport Extreme base that looks likely to do this: the computer and the base are 6ft apart, there is no microwave, no power line, no cordless phone, no bulletproof indow ...
Any better idea, anyone?
Powerbook G4 12in 867MHz Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Powerbook G4 12in 867MHz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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