This paper presents an exant analysis of the class E tuned power amplifier with a shunt inductor. The following performance parameters are determined for optimum operation with any switch duty ratio: the collector current and voltage waveforms, the peak values of collector current and voltage, the output power, the power output capability, and the values of the load network elements. The analysis shows that the maximum power output capability occurs at a duty ratio of 50 percent. The measured collector efficiency of experiments is 93 percent with 0.93W at 1MHz. This amplifier is especially applicable at portable transmitters because its colletor efficiency is extremely high.