The root-mean-square errors of the position lines are estimated when using direction-finding and difference-range methods based on a matrix receiver with an autocorrelation algorithm at the output. The study compares the accuracy of determining the location of radio emission sources with linear-frequency-modulated and phase-code-shifted signals by a matrix receiver with an autocorrelation algorithm at the output and a matrix receiver with a detector algorithm at the output. A comparative analysis of calculating the ratio between the root-mean-square errors of locating radio emission sources is performed using a matrix receiver with the connection of different algorithms at the output. The study establishes the expediency of using a matrix receiver with an autocorrelation algorithm at the output and a matrix receiver with a detector algorithm at the output for various methods of determining the location of a radio emission source. Findings are given.