so ive been using WSJT-X for most of my operating the last couple years, mostly FT8, and it logs to its own adif thing and i import that into Log4OM which works fine for day to day stuff. but i keep hearing that if you do any contesting at all you really should just learn N1MM and be done with it. the thing is i dont do a ton of contesting, maybe the occasional state QSO party and i jumped into CQWW last year for a few hours just to see what it was like.

my question is basically whether its worth having two separate logging programs going or if N1MM can just handle everything including importing my WSJT-X logs on a regular basis. i tried N1MM briefly and it felt like flying a 747 when i just need to drive to the grocery store if that makes sense. Log4OM is comfortable for me, has all my contacts organized the way i like, awards tracking, the whole thing.

does anyone actually run N1MM as their main everyday logger or is it pretty much contest-only for most people? and does the WSJT-X integration work well in N1MM or is that still kind of clunky

yeah N1MM is really contest-only for most people i know, myself included. i wouldnt want to use it as a daily driver, the interface is built around rate and dupe checking and all the contest-specific stuff, not around browsing your logbook or tracking awards. for day to day logging Log4OM or even just DXKeeper is way more comfortable.

what most of us do is run the contest in N1MM, export the adif when its done, and import it into whatever main logger we use. takes maybe two minutes. WSJT-X integration in N1MM is actually decent now if you set up the UDP broadcast correctly, they both talk to each other and you can have N1MM receive the decodes and log automatically during a contest, ive done that for FT8 sprint type events and it works pretty well once you configure the ports right. but honestly for regular FT8 operating just let WSJT-X log to its own file and import periodically, theres no reason to have N1MM running in the background for that.

i had the exact same debate with myself a while back. ended up just keeping both installed and it honestly doesnt cause any problems. Log4OM is my main log, everything lives there. N1MM comes out a few times a year when i do a real contest and then goes back in the drawer so to speak.

the import process between them is pretty painless, adif is adif mostly, sometimes a field doesnt map perfectly but nothing major. one thing i'll say is if you ever get more serious about contesting even just casually, learning N1MM before you actually need it in the middle of a contest is smart. i tried to figure it out during a sweepstakes once and that was not a great experience