so ive been using N1MM pretty much exclusively for a few years now, mainly because it just works for contests and i never really thought about changing it. but lately ive been doing more casual operating, some WSJT-X digital stuff, FT8 mostly, and the way N1MM handles the ADIF imports from WSJT-X is driving me a little crazy. half the time i end up with duplicate QSOs or the band data comes in wrong and i have to go fix stuff manually.

a buddy at the club mentioned Log4OM and i downloaded it and poked around for like an hour but honestly it felt like a lot to learn and i wasnt sure if it was going to be any better for contests or if id have to keep N1MM around just for that anyway. does anyone actually run both? like Log4OM for day to day and then switch to N1MM when a contest comes around? how much of a pain is it keeping everything in sync between them

also side question — does Log4OM talk to WSJT-X natively or is there still some ADIF import/export dance you have to do

yeah i basically do exactly what youre describing, Log4OM for the regular stuff and N1MM when theres a contest worth entering. the sync thing is not that bad honestly, i just export ADIF out of N1MM after the contest and import it into Log4OM. takes maybe five minutes and ive never had a major issue with it. the duplicate checker in Log4OM catches most of the overlapping stuff if theres any.

as for WSJT-X, Log4OM does have a UDP connection so it can log directly from WSJT-X without any manual importing. you set up the multicast or just point WSJT-X at Log4OM's port and it just receives the QSOs as they happen. way cleaner than the ADIF import route. took me a bit to figure out the port settings the first time but once its set up you kinda forget its even there.

honestly the only thing i miss in Log4OM during a contest is how fast N1MM is with the keyboard shortcuts and the dupe checking in real time. Log4OM is fine for general use but it doesnt feel as snappy when youre trying to run a pile at 100 QSOs an hour or whatever

Log4OM and WSJT-X work together fine, i set mine up last winter and its been solid. the UDP logging thing the other guy mentioned is the way to go, dont bother with ADIF imports once you get that working.

i'll be honest i never really got into N1MM, always seemed like overkill for the kind of contesting i do which is pretty casual. but i hear people swear by it for serious contest ops so probably depends what youre going for