I filled out SiLabs' form to get a sample Si570 a few weeks ago. It arrived today. I had only asked for a single piece, figuring that if I can get a single unit to work and make me happy, they really do deserve my money for any other quantity I'd want. They probably deserve my money anyway, given the all that I've read about them on this list. They sent me 2 chips anyway. What a nice way to start off the weekend!
About an hour after the UPS guy dropped the box off, my phone rings. It's Lori (spelling?), the local SiLabs inside sales rep. Said she was asked to follow up with me on the order. Okay, so she's a sales person and wants to sell more stuff.. I get that... I try to avoid sales people every day at work. I figured I'd be nice, though, since these folks have seemed so nice to the HAM community so far. I told her I was a HAM, as well as the basic intentions behind wanting one of these (find out [first hand] just how much of a silver bullet these things might be). She asked if I wanted/needed any other information about them, which I currently said no to (I hadn't even opened the box to look at them!!), but took her contact details anyway. Now, she's probably not as good of a resource as the SiLabs engineering folks others on the list here have been in touch with, but if anyone thinks it might be useful to have another contact at SiLabs, I'd be more than happy to pass her details along. Also, if there are any questions that might be appropriate for a sales person, I can try to field them with her. Anyone else get follow-up calls from a samples order? -detrick KI4STU
