So ive been using WSJT-X for FT8 for about two years now and it logs to its own internal log which i then export to ADIF and import into Log4OM. That part works fine, mostly. But every time contest season rolls around i end up downloading N1MM again and running that separately and then i have this whole mess of trying to merge logs after the fact without creating duplicates.

Wondering if anyone has a workflow that actually makes sense here. Like does Log4OM handle contest scoring well enough that i could just drop N1MM entirely, or is N1MM still kind of the gold standard for that. I know some people swear by it for contesting specifically and i get that, the interface is definitely built around running rates and that kind of thing. But maintaining two separate logging systems is driving me a little crazy honestly.

Also side question — anyone gotten WSJT-X to log directly into Log4OM in real time? I think theres a UDP thing you can set up but last time i tried it i got double entries and gave up. Running Win10 if that matters.

Yeah the UDP logging between WSJT-X and Log4OM works but you have to make sure youre not also logging to the WSJT-X internal log at the same time, or at least not importing that ADIF later, otherwise you will absolutely get doubles. In Log4OM go into settings and find the UDP server config, set it to the same port WSJT-X is broadcasting on (2237 by default i think) and it should just start populating in real time. Took me a few tries to get it stable but it does work.

As for contests, i personally still use N1MM. Log4OM has improved a lot but for serious contest operating N1MM is just faster, the bandmap integration is better, dupe checking is instant, and most contest sponsors have N1MM Cabrillo output tested and working. Log4OM contest mode feels bolted on compared to everything else in that program. If youre only doing a handful of contests a year the two-log headache might just be the price you pay unless someone knows a cleaner way to sync them.

i ran into the same exact problem last winter during the ARRL 10m contest. ended up with like 40 duplicate QSOs because i forgot i had the ADIF auto-export running in WSJT-X and then also had the UDP feed going into Log4OM. took me an embarassingly long time to sort it out with an ADIF editor.

honestly at this point i just keep N1MM for contests, full stop. theres no world where Log4OM beats it for running a pile or S&P during a big contest. the network connectivity for multi-op stuff alone is worth keeping it installed. and N1MM is free so its not like youre paying for two things. the annoyance is really just the post-contest merge and i've started doing that the same day so i dont forget what happened.