CERAMIC DIELECTRIC FORMULATION FOR BROAD BAND UHF ANTENNA

A dielectric ceramic composition has a dielectric constant, K, of at least 200 and a dielectric loss, DF, of 0.0006 or less at 1 MHz. The dielectric ceramic composition may be formed by sintering by firing in air without a controlled atmosphere. The dielectric ceramic composition may have a major component of 92.49 to 97.5 wt.% containing 60.15 to 68.2 wt.% strontium titanate, 11.02 to 23.59 wt.% calcium titanate and 7.11 to 21.32 wt. % barium titanate; and a minor component of 2.50 to 7.51 wt.% containing 1.18 to 3.55 wt% calcium zirconate, 0.50 to 1.54 wt.% bismuth trioxide, 0.2 to 0.59 wt.% zirconia, 0.02 to 0.07 wt.% manganese dioxide, 0.12 to 0.35 wt.% zinc oxide, 0.12 to 0.35 wt.% lead-free glass frit, 0.24 to 0.71 wt.% kaolin clay and 0.12 to 0.35 wt.% cerium oxide. UHF antennas and monolithic ceramic components may use the dielectric ceramic composition.