so ive been using Log4OM for probably two years now and generally i like it, the interface is clean and the cloudlog sync actually works pretty reliably for me. but every contest season i end up fumbling around trying to get it to play nice with WSJT-X and honestly the cabrillo export has burned me more than once. last time i submitted a log to the state QSO party and apparently a bunch of contacts got dropped or something, i never really figured out why.

a buddy of mine keeps telling me to just switch to N1MM and be done with it, says it handles contests way better and the WSJT-X integration through the UDP port is rock solid. but i do a lot of casual DX chasing between contests and from what i remember N1MM's everyday logging is kind of bare bones? like you're not getting the station lookup or award tracking stuff Log4OM does pretty well.

curious if anyone runs both or has a workflow that doesnt feel like constantly switching gears. do people just keep two separate logs and merge them or what

yeah this is basically the eternal question for anyone who does both contests and regular operating. i run N1MM strictly for contests and Log4OM for everything else, been doing it that way for maybe three years. the ADIF import into Log4OM after a contest weekend takes like two minutes and ive never had duplicates cause problems. its a bit of a workflow thing to get used to but honestly it doesnt bother me anymore.

the N1MM and WSJT-X UDP thing really is solid though, i'll give your buddy that. when i was trying to do FT8 contacts during a contest period and log them in Log4OM at the same time it was a mess. ports conflicting, contacts not showing up right, eventually i just gave up and accepted that N1MM owns the radio during contest weekends. the rest of the time Log4OM gets control and everything talks to WSJT-X just fine through the standard port 2237 setup.

the cabrillo issue you mentioned sounds like it might have been a exchange field problem or something with the contest definition file being out of date, that happened to me once with the county hunting stuff. worth checking if Log4OM had an update around that time.

i just use N1MM for literally everything and kind of brute force it. yeah the award tracking isnt great and the DX cluster integration is a bit clunky compared to some other stuff but i got used to it. the contest performance is why i started and at this point i dont want to learn another piece of sofware honestly