The invention relates to a switching device (130) for a radio pushbutton (100). The switching device (130) has an energy-converting apparatus (140), a signal-outputting apparatus (160), actuating means (170, 172, 180) and a plurality of coding contacts (155). The switching device (130) is characterised in that the actuating means (170, 172, 180) are designed to contact at least one of the plurality of coding contacts (155) during an actuating process of the switching device (130), in order to provide a coding signal when a first magnitude of an actuating force is present in a coding position and to activate the energy-converting apparatus (140) in order to generate energy when a second magnitude of the actuating force that is greater than the first magnitude is present in an activation position. The signal-outputting apparatus (160) is designed to output a switching signal by radio by using the coding signal and the energy.