My Mac Mini loses wifi connectivity once every other hour...

I noticed last night that web pages in Safari weren't loading at all, and that my Internet kept disconnecting me every couple of minutes. I restarted Time Capsule thinking it was the culprit. A few minutes later, the same symptoms persisted. This time, I simply turned Mac Mini wifi off and on, and that seemed to temporarily work each time. So that led me to believe that Time Capsule was fine, and that something was happened to my Mac Mini that required me to disconnect and reconnect to the network. Today, I've purposely been streaming music from the web to see how long it takes to lose signal. It hasn't been every few minues like last night. However, it's been just about every two hours. I turn the Mac Mini wifi off then on - and it's fixed. So what might be causing this? I will say the Internet speed is great when it works. But it's either there - or it isn't.
Thank you!

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The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, or by corruption of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled on some models, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain iMacs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
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