Rotary high-frequency slip ring transmitter with axial arrangement of the transmission elements (19, 19') for transmitting data signals, - the slip ring transmitter comprising a brush carrier and a slip ring carrier, which are mounted such that they can rotate relative to each other in accordance with an axis, and - in each case a wiper arm (20, 20') on the brush carrier being in contact with a corresponding slip ring (21, 21') on the slip ring carrier in order to form a transmission element (19, 19'), and - the wiper arms (20, 20') each being connected to conductors of a first data cable, and the slip rings (21, 21') being connected to conductors of a second data cable, and - each of the data cables (4, 5) comprising two or more data wire pairs (6, 7, 8, 9) each having an earth wire (6M, 7M, 8M, 9M) and a signal wire (6S, 7S, 8S, 9S) and at least one base potential conductor, characterized in that - first and second slip rings (21, 21') and the corresponding wiper arms (20, 20') are each arranged beside one another in the axial direction to form pairs (21, 22, 23, 24, 22', 23', 24', 25') and are connected to an earth wire and a signal wire of an associated data wire pair; - in the axial direction, an electrically conductive disc (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E) is arranged on both sides of each slip ring pair (21, 22, 23, 24), and - a third slip ring (21") is arranged in the axial direction beside the entirety of the slip ring pairs (21, 22, 23, 24) and is in contact with a third wiper arm, and - the third wiper arm (20") is connected to the base potential conductor of the first data cable, and - the third slip ring (21") and all the electrically conductive discs (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E) are connected to the base potential conductor of the second data cable. - the slip ring transmitter comprising a brush carrier and a slip ring carrier, which are mounted such that they can rotate relative to each other in accordance with an axis, and - in each case a wiper arm (20, 20') on the brush carrier being in contact with a corresponding slip ring (21, 21') on the slip ring carrier in order to form a transmission element (19, 19'), and - the wiper arms (20, 20') each being connected to conductors of a first data cable, and the slip rings (21, 21') being connected to conductors of a second data cable, and - each of the data cables (4, 5) comprising two or more data wire pairs (6, 7, 8, 9) each having an earth wire (6M, 7M, 8M, 9M) and a signal wire (6S, 7S, 8S, 9S) and at least one base potential conductor, - first and second slip rings (21, 21') and the corresponding wiper arms (20, 20') are each arranged beside one another in the axial direction to form pairs (21, 22, 23, 24, 22', 23', 24', 25') and are connected to an earth wire and a signal wire of an associated data wire pair; - in the axial direction, an electrically conductive disc (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E) is arranged on both sides of each slip ring pair (21, 22, 23, 24), and - a third slip ring (21") is arranged in the axial direction beside the entirety of the slip ring pairs (21, 22, 23, 24) and is in contact with a third wiper arm, and - the third wiper arm (20") is connected to the base potential conductor of the first data cable, and - the third slip ring (21") and all the electrically conductive discs (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E) are connected to the base potential conductor of the second data cable.