Abstract: A method of manufacturing a dielectrically loaded antenna having an operating frequency in excess of 200 MHz, the antenna having an electrically insulative core, the method including steps of: forming a first patterned layer of conductive material having a plurality of inner conductive tracks on at least one surface of the core of the antenna; depositing a layer of insulative material over at least a portion of the first layer of conductive material; and forming a second patterned layer of conductive material having a plurality of outer conductive tracks, at least partially overlapping the inner conductive tracks.