Time Capsule disk disconnect and reconnect every 5 minutes

This problem began with Airport Firmware 7.6, and has continued to perist with every subsequent firmware version. Reverting to firmware version 7.5.2 eliminates the problem. Running with the latest firmware version 7.6.3, on OS X 10.8.2, the Time Capsule disk is disconnected and reconnected every 5 minutes, and this is seen in the console log:
15/02/2013 16:10:22.344 KernelEventAgent[43]: tid 00000000 received event(s) VQ_NOTRESP (1)
15/02/2013 16:10:22.344 KernelEventAgent[43]: tid 00000000 type 'afpfs', mounted on '/Volumes/Vilya', from '//Mike%20Connally@TimeCapsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Vilya', not responding
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: ASP_TCP Disconnect: triggering reconnect by bumping reconnTrigger from curr value 190 on so 0xffffff804456ede0
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: ASP_TCP asp_tcp_usr_control: invalid kernelUseCount 0
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect started /Volumes/Vilya prevTrigger 190 currTrigger 191
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: doing reconnect on /Volumes/Vilya
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: posting to KEA EINPROGRESS for /Volumes/Vilya
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: Max reconnect time: 30 secs, Connect timeout: 15 secs for /Volumes/Vilya
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: connect to the server /Volumes/Vilya
15/02/2013 16:10:22.345 KernelEventAgent[43]: tid 00000000 found 1 filesystem(s) with problem(s)
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: Logging in with uam 13 /Volumes/Vilya
15/02/2013 16:10:22.651 KernelEventAgent[43]: tid 00000000 received event(s) VQ_NOTRESP (1)
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: Restoring session /Volumes/Vilya
15/02/2013 16:10:22.000 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: get the reconnect token
Has anyone found a solution to this, other than reverting to Airport Firmware 7.5.2?

Welcome to the club.. there is a very long thread.. here.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3526741?tstart=0
There seems to be any number of factors.. where the solutions are little silly things..
Start from the end of the thread and work backwards as this has been ongoing for a long time.. and experience has improved.
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