so ive been using Log4OM for about two years now and honestly really like it for general logging, the QRZ integration works great and the statistics stuff is nice when im just doing casual operating. but every time contest season comes around i feel like im fighting the software a bit, it works but its not really built for the pace of a serious contest run i guess.

been thinking about installing N1MM alongside it just for contests, mostly CW sprints and some SSB stuff, maybe the occasional FT8 contest when i get WSJT-X talking to whatever logging program im using. my question is does anyone actually run two logging programs and just import/export between them after the fact or is that a nightmare. i tried once with an ADIF export from N1MM into Log4OM and it kinda worked but there were some duplicate issues i had to clean up manually which was annoying.

also not sure how people handle the WSJT-X side of things in contests, i know N1MM has that UDP integration but ive never actually set it up and the documentation is a bit dense. does it just work or is there a bunch of config to mess with

yeah i run exactly this setup, N1MM for contests and Log4OM for everything else. the ADIF import after the fact is a bit tedious but once you figure out the duplicate handling settings in Log4OM it mostly behaves. i think theres a checkbox somewhere in the import wizard for ignoring dupes by callsign and date, took me a while to find it.

the WSJT-X and N1MM integration is actually pretty solid once its configured, you basically point WSJT-X at N1MM via the UDP reporting settings, port 2333 by default i think, and N1MM picks up the QSOs automatically. main thing to watch is making sure youre in the right contest in N1MM before you start or the exchanges get logged wrong and then youre fixing things manually which is no fun during a run. took me one bad contest experience to learn that lesson.

dont overthink the two-program thing, lots of people do it. i actually just use N1MM for everything contest related including FT8 contests and then dump it all into my main log after. the UDP stuff with WSJT-X isnt that bad, theres a decent writeup on the N1MM wiki that walks through it step by step. Log4OM is great software but yeah for a fast CW contest it does feel a little heavy if that makes sense.