For the kernel
B_{\kappa ,a}(x,y) of the
(\kappa ,a)-generalized Fourier transform
\mathcal {F}_{\kappa ,a}, acting in
L^{2}(\mathbb {R}^{d}) with the weight
|x|^{a-2}v_{\kappa }(x), where
v_{\kappa } is the Dunkl weight, we study the important question of when
\|B_{\kappa ,a}\|_{\infty }=B_{\kappa ,a}(0,0)=1. The positive answer was known for
d\ge 2 and
\frac {2}{a}\in \mathbb {N}. We investigate the case
d=1 and
\frac {2}{a}\in \mathbb {N}. Moreover, we give sufficient conditions on parameters for
\|B_{\kappa ,a}\|_{\infty }>1 to hold with
d\ge 1 and any a.
We also study the image of the Schwartz space under the
\mathcal {F}_{\kappa ,a} transform. In particular, we obtain that
\mathcal {F}_{\kappa ,a}(\mathcal {S}(\mathbb {R}^d))=\mathcal {S}(\mathbb {R}^d) only if
a=2. Finally, extending the Dunkl transform, we introduce nondeformed transforms generated by
\mathcal {F}_{\kappa ,a} and study their main properties.