so ive been using Log4OM for general logging for a couple years now and honestly i really like it for everyday stuff, the interface isnt too bad once you get used to it and the cloudlog sync works fine for me. but every time a contest comes around i feel like im fighting it. ive tried setting up the contest modules a few times and it just never clicks the way i want it to.

a buddy of mine keeps telling me to just use N1MM for contests and keep Log4OM for regular logging, which i guess makes sense since N1MM is basically built for nothing else. my question is whether anyone here is actually running that kind of dual setup and how much of a pain is it to keep the logs from getting fragmented across two programs. like do you just import the ADIF after the contest or is there some cleaner way to do it.

also separately — anyone using WSJT-X alongside this whole mess. right now WSJT-X logs to Log4OM via UDP and that works fine but i have no idea how that would play with N1MM running at the same time if i ever wanted to do a mixed mode contest. probably a disaster waiting to happen

yeah i run exactly that setup, N1MM for contests and Log4OM as the master log. after every contest i just export the ADIF from N1MM and import it into Log4OM, takes maybe five minutes and ive never had a duplicate problem that wasnt already a duplicate in real life. the only thing to watch is making sure your callsign and operator fields are set the same in both programs otherwise the ADIF merge gets a little weird with some of the fields.

for WSJT-X during a contest its honestly easier to just close Log4OM and point WSJT-X at N1MM directly, theres a UDP port config in WSJT-X and N1MM will accept it, they actually work pretty well together once you get the port numbers sorted. i think the default is 2237 for N1MM but double check that. the main thing is you cant have two programs both trying to grab the UDP broadcast from WSJT-X at the same time without a splitter and thats more trouble than its worth for most people

dont overthink the dual logging thing, lots of people do it. ADIF import after the contest is fine. Log4OM handles it pretty cleanly in my experience.

the WSJT-X thing is the part id actually be careful about though, ive had N1MM get confused with FT8 contacts during a contest that also had phone and CW segments, the serial numbers get wonky. probably fine if youre doing a purely digital contest but for something like a state QSO party where everyones on different modes it got messy for me real fast