The present invention relates to a system and method for extending the coverage area and communication capacity of a spread-spectrum based wireless network through the use of intelligent repeaters. The apparatus is lightweight but durable and has a body with a curved and arched center portion for resting on the shoulders of a user carrying the kayak, and two opposite body ends. In one form, the seal retainer includes a forward converging chamfer that converges to a diameter smaller than the diameter of the tube reception opening. In the wind turbine generator, a drivetrain extending from the main shaft to the generator via the gearbox is disposed in the rotor head. Arrays can be provided in which multiple probes exist on multiple spots, and where analysis of whether a particular target molecule bound to a particular spot does not necessarily provide information on what probe the target bound to. A liquid crystal display panel includes: a panel body having a contact region; a driver printed circuit board; and a plurality of the aforesaid tape carrier packages.