Mai tsoro da matakaɗa suna da wani abu biyu da ke muƙar rawar gwiwa, mai tsoro ya nuna alamar (lamarin rago, infrared, Bluetooth) kuma matakaɗa ya karɓar su don samar da aiki. Wannan teknolijin ana amfani dashi a cikin abubuwan tasho na TV, babban rigya na garaji, da abubuwan masana'antu; shirye-shiryen amincewa (alamar canzawa zuwa alamar amincewa); da tallafin bayanai (routers na Wi-Fi zuwa abubuwan). Mai tsoro yana canza alamar elektirike zuwa gyaran elektromagnetik, inda matakaɗa yana nemo wannan proses. Masu ciniki masu iya bambanta ba da izinin amfani: RF transmitters/matakaɗa suna da kyauyata, communication daga baya zuwa baya; IR models suna da kudin biya don amfani na line-of-sight; Bluetooth/Wi-Fi models suna da yin abubuwan takaddun yanayi zangantaciyar. Wadansu sun hada encryption don muhimmancin rawar da error-correction don raguwar halar jin gwargwado. Transmitters da matakaɗa mun fitar da su don tsinaye, ko waniyan da ke yin amfani na masana'antu (masu tsuntsu, long-range) ko consumer (masu tsarin, masu yi lafiya). Suna da yiwuwar canza na frequenshin, range, da form factor. Don inbar tattara wani pair don abubuwanka ko amfani, tambaya masanen mutum na teknikal.